10-Q 1 wnr201293010q.htm 10-Q WNR 2012.9.30 10Q
 
 
 
 
 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012
OR
o
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
For the transition period from _____ to _____
Commission File Number: 001-32721
WESTERN REFINING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
 
20-3472415
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)
 
 
 
123 W. Mills Ave., Suite 200
 
79901
El Paso, Texas
 
(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (915) 534-1400
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ
 
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o
 
Smaller reporting company o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ



As of October 26, 2012, there were 88,412,556 shares outstanding, par value $0.01, of the registrant’s common stock.
 
 
 
 
 



WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX

 
 
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.1
 
 
 
Exhibit 31.2
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.1
 
 
 
Exhibit 32.2
 
 EX-31.1
 EX-31.2
 EX-32.1
 EX-32.2
 EX-101 INSTANCE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 SCHEMA DOCUMENT
 EX-101 CALCULATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 LABELS LINKBASE DOCUMENT
 EX-101 PRESENTATION LINKBASE DOCUMENT





Forward-Looking Statements
As provided by the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, certain statements included throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in particular under the sections entitled Part I — Item 2, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations relating to matters that are not historical fact are forward-looking statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. These forward-looking statements relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, future operations, our expectations for margins and crack spreads, the discount between West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, crude oil and Dated Brent crude oil as well as the discount between WTI Cushing and WTI Midland crude oils, additions to pipeline capacity at Cushing, Oklahoma, crude oil production in the Permian Basin, taxes, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources, our working capital requirements, our planned share repurchases, and other financial and operating information. Forward-looking statements also include those regarding the timing of completion of certain operational improvements we are making at our refineries, future operational and refinery efficiencies and cost savings, future refining capacity, timing of future maintenance turnarounds, the amount or sufficiency of future cash flows and earnings growth, future expenditures, future contributions related to pension and postretirement obligations, our ability to manage our inventory price exposure through commodity hedging instruments, the impact on our business of existing and future state and federal regulatory requirements, environmental loss contingency accruals, projected remediation costs or requirements, and the expected outcomes of legal proceedings in which we are involved. We have used the words “anticipate,” “assume,” “believe,” “budget,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “will,” “future,” and similar terms and phrases to identify forward-looking statements in this report.
Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations regarding future events, results, or outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these expectations may be based upon assumptions or judgments that prove to be incorrect. In addition, our business and operations involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control that could result in our expectations not being realized or otherwise materially affect our financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
Actual events, results, and outcomes may differ materially from our expectations due to a variety of factors. Although it is not possible to identify all of these factors, they include, among others, the following:
changes in the underlying demand for our refined products;
changes in crack spreads;
changes in the spread between WTI crude oil and West Texas Sour, or WTS, crude oil, also known as the sweet/sour spread;
changes in the spread between WTI crude oil and Dated Brent crude oil;
effects of, and exposure to risks related to, our commodity hedging strategies and transactions;
availability, costs, and price volatility of crude oil, other refinery feedstocks, and refined products;
construction of new, or expansion of existing product or crude pipelines, including in the Permian Basin and at Cushing, Oklahoma;
instability and volatility in the financial markets, including as a result of potential disruptions caused by economic uncertainties in Europe;
a potential economic recession in the United States and/or abroad;
availability of renewable fuels for blending and Renewal Identification Numbers, or RIN, to meet Renewable Fuel Standards, or RFS, obligations;
adverse changes in the credit ratings assigned to our debt instruments;
actions of customers and competitors;
changes in fuel and utility costs incurred by our refineries;
the effect of weather-related problems on our operations;
disruptions due to equipment interruption, pipeline disruptions, or failure at our or third-party facilities;
execution of planned capital projects, cost overruns relating to those projects, and failure to realize the expected benefits from those projects;

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effects of, and costs relating to, compliance with current and future local, state, and federal environmental, economic, climate change, safety, tax and other laws, policies and regulations, including any that may result following the upcoming federal or state elections, and enforcement initiatives;
rulings, judgments, or settlements in litigation, tax, or other legal or regulatory matters, including unexpected environmental remediation costs in excess of any reserves or insurance coverage;
the price, availability, and acceptance of alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles;
operating hazards, natural disasters, casualty losses, acts of terrorism including cyber-attacks, and other matters beyond our control; and
other factors discussed in more detail under Part II — Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Form 10-Q and under Part I — Item 1A. Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, or 2011 10‑K, which are incorporated herein by this reference.
Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our results of operations and could influence whether any forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be accurate. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating any forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Although we believe that our plans, intentions, and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make in this report are reasonable, we can provide no assurance that such plans, intentions, or expectations will be achieved. These statements are based on assumptions made by us based on our experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors that we believe are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. The forward-looking statements included herein are made only as of the date of this report, and we are not required to update any information to reflect events or circumstances that may occur after the date of this report, except as required by applicable law.


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Part I
Financial Information
Item 1.
Financial Statements
WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share data)
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
509,844

 
$
170,829

Accounts receivable, trade, net of reserves for doubtful accounts of $1,390 and $1,884 for 2012 and 2011, respectively
423,514

 
275,478

Inventories
301,807

 
405,754

Prepaid expenses
100,900

 
163,530

Other current assets
131,557

 
195,064

Deferred income tax asset, net
9,586

 

Total current assets
1,477,208

 
1,210,655

Restricted cash

 
220,355

Property, plant, and equipment, net
1,065,444

 
995,316

Intangible assets, net
42,406

 
44,352

Other assets, net
35,072

 
99,666

Total assets
$
2,620,130

 
$
2,570,344

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
445,228

 
$
384,523

Accrued liabilities
331,010

 
172,001

Deferred income tax liability, net

 
105,555

Current portion of long-term debt
203

 
3,595

Total current liabilities
776,441

 
665,674

Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
Long-term debt, less current portion
495,586

 
800,395

Deferred income tax liability, net
268,610

 
262,492

Other liabilities
80,222

 
21,955

Total long-term liabilities
844,418

 
1,084,842

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)


 


Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Common stock, par value $0.01, 240,000,000 shares authorized; 90,933,295 and 90,001,537 shares issued, respectively
909

 
900

Preferred stock, par value $0.01, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding

 

Additional paid-in capital
609,954

 
599,645

Retained earnings
419,296

 
242,538

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
(1,779
)
 
(1,812
)
Treasury stock, 994,370 and 698,006 shares, respectively at cost
(29,109
)
 
(21,443
)
Total stockholders’ equity
999,271

 
819,828

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$
2,620,130

 
$
2,570,344


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net sales
$
2,446,317

 
$
2,397,139

 
$
7,254,877

 
$
6,794,611

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
2,207,424

 
2,053,409

 
6,343,610

 
5,854,320

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
127,884

 
109,159

 
360,257

 
337,571

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
26,986

 
27,153

 
80,083

 
75,987

Gain on disposal of assets, net

 

 
(1,891
)
 
(3,630
)
Maintenance turnaround expense
31,065

 
632

 
33,377

 
1,336

Depreciation and amortization
23,577

 
35,581

 
69,108

 
105,301

Total operating costs and expenses
2,416,936

 
2,225,934

 
6,884,544

 
6,370,885

Operating income
29,381

 
171,205

 
370,333

 
423,726

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
165

 
114

 
560

 
345

Interest expense and other financing costs
(18,000
)
 
(33,195
)
 
(63,930
)
 
(101,191
)
Amortization of loan fees
(1,641
)
 
(2,295
)
 
(5,219
)
 
(6,869
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 
(7,654
)
 
(4,641
)
Other, net
(646
)
 
(5,206
)
 
637

 
(4,038
)
Income before income taxes
9,259

 
130,623

 
294,727

 
307,332

Provision for income taxes
(2,961
)
 
(45,695
)
 
(103,429
)
 
(110,108
)
Net income
$
6,298

 
$
84,928

 
$
191,298

 
$
197,224

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net earnings per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.07

 
$
0.94

 
$
2.11

 
$
2.17

Diluted
0.07

 
0.81

 
1.84

 
1.90

Weighted average common shares outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
90,134

 
89,176

 
89,835

 
88,878

Diluted
90,134

 
109,935

 
110,412

 
109,733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.08

 
$

 
$
0.16

 
$






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net income
$
6,298

 
$
84,928

 
$
191,298

 
$
197,224

Other comprehensive income before tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Defined benefit plans:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reclassification of loss to income
18

 
22

 
53

 
64

Recognition of pension plan settlements

 
230

 

 
1,290

Other comprehensive income before tax
18

 
252

 
53

 
1,354

Income tax
(7
)
 
(111
)
 
(20
)
 
(587
)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax
11

 
141

 
33

 
767

Comprehensive income
$
6,309

 
$
85,069

 
$
191,331

 
$
197,991




The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(In thousands)
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income
$
191,298

 
$
197,224

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
69,108

 
105,301

Commodity hedging instrument mark-to-market net unrealized loss
311,191

 
114,913

Reserve for doubtful accounts
16

 
182

Amortization of loan fees and original issue discount
17,163

 
20,416

Loss on extinguishment of debt
7,654

 
4,641

Stock-based compensation expense
6,127

 
6,168

Deferred income taxes
(109,023
)
 
39,280

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
4,191

 
3,218

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets
308

 
(3,803
)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 

Accounts receivable
(148,052
)
 
(9,980
)
Inventories
103,947

 
(25,151
)
Prepaid expenses
62,630

 
(35,856
)
Other assets
(54,377
)
 
(40,052
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
132,233

 
33,792

Other long-term liabilities
1,883

 
(9,742
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
596,297

 
400,551

Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(130,723
)
 
(44,655
)
Proceeds from the sale of assets
292

 
11,610

Decrease in restricted cash
220,355

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
89,924

 
(33,045
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Payments on long-term debt
(322,858
)
 
(26,685
)
Debt retirement fees
(1,415
)
 

Proceeds from financing arrangement

 
12,322

Deferred financing costs

 
(7,202
)
Purchase of treasury stock
(4,202
)
 

Dividends paid
(14,540
)
 

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
(4,191
)
 
(3,218
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(347,206
)
 
(24,783
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
339,015

 
342,723

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
170,829

 
59,912

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
509,844

 
$
402,635



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1. Organization
The “Company,” “Western,” “we,” “us,” and “our” may be used to refer to Western Refining, Inc. and, unless the context otherwise requires, our subsidiaries. Any references as of a date prior to September 16, 2005 (the date of Western Refining, Inc.’s formation) are to Western Refining Company, L.P. (“Western Refining LP”). On May 31, 2007, we completed the acquisition of Giant Industries, Inc. (“Giant”). Any references prior to this date exclude the operations of Giant.
We are an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products and also operate service stations and convenience stores. We own and operate two refineries: one in El Paso, Texas and one near Gallup in the Four Corners region of Northern New Mexico. On December 29, 2011, we completed the sale of the Yorktown refining and terminal assets. Primarily, we operate in West Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the refineries, we also operate stand-alone refined product distribution terminals in Bloomfield and Albuquerque, New Mexico, as well as asphalt terminals in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Albuquerque; and El Paso. As of September 30, 2012, we also operated 222 retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas; a fleet of crude oil and refined product truck transports; and a wholesale petroleum products distributor that operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Maryland, and Virginia.
Our operations include three business segments: the refining group, the wholesale group, and the retail group. See Note 3, Segment Information, for further discussion of our business segments.
2. Basis of Presentation, Significant Accounting Policies, and Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2012, or for any other period.
The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Form 10-K”).
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Western Refining, Inc. and our wholly-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated for all periods presented.
Restricted Cash
Restricted cash reported in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2011 relates to proceeds from the sale of the Yorktown refinery and certain portions of our Southwest pipeline system that had not been expended in accordance with restrictions of our Term Loan Agreement and Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes Indenture. As of September 30, 2012, all of the restricted cash was used to either repay amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Agreement, to fund capital expenditures, or to pay taxes due on the sale of the Yorktown refinery and portions of our Southwest pipeline system.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
The accounting provisions covering the presentation of comprehensive income were amended to allow an entity the option to present the total of comprehensive income (loss), the components of net income (loss), and the components of other comprehensive income (loss) either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. These

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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

provisions are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2011, and are to be applied retrospectively, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this guidance effective January 1, 2012 did not affect our financial position or results of operations because these requirements only affected disclosures.
The accounting provisions covering fair value measurements and disclosures were amended to clarify the application of existing fair value measurement requirements and to change certain fair value measurement and disclosure requirements. Amendments that change measurement and disclosure requirements relate to (i) fair value measurement of financial instruments that are managed within a portfolio, (ii) application of premiums and discounts in a fair value measurement, and (iii) additional disclosures about fair value measurements categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. These provisions are effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of this guidance effective January 1, 2012 did not affect our financial position or results of operations because these requirements only affected disclosures.
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on our accounting and reporting. We believe that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have an impact on our accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows when implemented.
3. Segment Information
Our operations are organized into three operating segments based on manufacturing and marketing criteria and the nature of our products and services, our production processes, and our types of customers. These segments are the refining group, the wholesale group, and the retail group. A description of each segment and the principal products follows:
Refining Group. Our refining group currently operates two refineries: one in El Paso, Texas (the “El Paso refinery”) and one near Gallup, New Mexico (the “Gallup refinery”). The refining group also operates a crude oil transportation and pipeline gathering system in New Mexico, an asphalt plant in El Paso, two stand-alone refined product distribution terminals, and four asphalt terminals. Our refineries make various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, and other products from crude oil, other feedstocks, and blending components. We purchase crude oil, other feedstocks, and blending components from various third-party suppliers. We also acquire refined products through exchange agreements and from various third-party suppliers to supplement supply to our customers. We sell these products through our retail service stations, our wholesale group, other independent wholesalers and retailers, commercial accounts, and sales and exchanges with major oil companies. Net sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes $4.0 million in business interruption insurance recoveries related to a weather-related outage that occurred at our El Paso refinery in the first quarter of 2011.
Wholesale Group. Our wholesale group includes several lubricant and bulk petroleum distribution plants, unmanned fleet fueling operations, and a fleet of refined product and lubricant delivery trucks. Our wholesale group distributes commercial wholesale petroleum products primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Maryland, and Virginia. The wholesale group purchases petroleum fuels and lubricants from our refining group and from third-party suppliers.
Prior to September 2012, the refined products sold by our wholesale group in the Mid-Atlantic region were purchased from various third parties. On August 31, 2012, we transferred all of our Northeast wholesale inventories to a third party and entered into an exclusive supply and marketing agreement ("Supply Agreement") with the third party ("Supplier") covering activities related to our refined product supply, hedging, and sales in the Mid-Atlantic region. We accounted for the refined product inventory transfer as a product exchange with the net difference in settlement recorded in cost of products sold. Under the Supply Agreement, we will receive monthly distribution amounts from the Supplier equal to one-half of the amount by which our refined product sales price exceeds the Supplier's costs of acquiring, transporting and hedging (including net realized and unrealized hedging gains and losses) the refined product ("Refined Product Costs"). To the extent our refined product sales price does not exceed the Refined Product Costs during any month, we will pay one-half of that amount to the Supplier. Our payments to the Supplier are limited in an aggregate annual amount of $2.0 million. Further, during any month that our refined product sales price does not exceed the Refined Product Costs by an aggregate amount of $4 million for the calendar year, we will not receive monthly distribution amounts from the Supplier. We accrued $0.7 million for amounts due to the Supplier for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012. The change in operations did not have a material impact on our wholesale group's operations for the three or nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Retail Group. Our retail group operates service stations that include convenience stores. Our service stations sell various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, general merchandise, and beverage and food products to the general public. Our wholesale group supplies the majority of the gasoline and diesel fuel that our retail group sells. We purchase general merchandise and beverage and food products from various third-party suppliers. At September 30, 2012, the retail group operated 222 service

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WESTERN REFINING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

stations and convenience stores or kiosks located in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Texas, compared to 172 service stations and convenience stores at September 30, 2011.
Segment Accounting Principles. Operating income for each segment consists of net sales less cost of products sold; direct operating expenses; selling, general, and administrative expenses; net gain on disposal of assets; maintenance turnaround expense; and depreciation and amortization. Cost of products sold includes net realized and unrealized gains and losses related to our commodity hedging activities and reflects current costs adjusted, where appropriate, for last-in, first-out (“LIFO”) and lower of cost or market (“LCM”) inventory adjustments. Intersegment sales are reported at prices that approximate market.
Activities of our business that are not included in the three operating segments mentioned above are included in the "Other" category. These activities consist primarily of corporate staff operations and other items that are not specific to the normal business of any one of our three operating segments. We do not allocate certain items of other income and expense, including income taxes, to the individual segments.
The total assets of each segment consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents; inventories; net accounts receivable; net property, plant, and equipment; and other assets directly associated with the individual segment’s operations. Included in the total assets of the corporate operations are cash and cash equivalents; various net accounts receivables; prepaid expenses; other current assets; net deferred income tax assets; net property, plant, and equipment; and other long-term assets.
Demand for gasoline is generally higher during the summer months than during the winter months. As a result, our operating results for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters of each year. The effects of seasonal demand for gasoline are partially offset by increased demand during the winter months for diesel fuel in the Southwest.
Disclosures regarding our reportable segments with reconciliations to consolidated totals for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 are presented below:
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Refining
Group
 
Wholesale
Group
 
Retail
Group
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
1,055,969

 
$
1,074,378

 
$
315,970

 
$

 
$
2,446,317

Intersegment sales (1)
1,045,852

 
229,372

 
6,089

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss) (2)
$
40,814

 
$
473

 
$
4,759

 
$
(16,665
)
 
$
29,381

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(20,122
)
  Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
9,259

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
19,477

 
$
922

 
$
2,736

 
$
442

 
$
23,577

Capital expenditures
66,003

 
792

 
2,447

 
2,084

 
71,326

(1)
Intersegment sales of $1,281.3 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining and wholesale groups as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $199.9 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses and wholesale cost of products sold includes $26.0 million in net realized economic hedging losses for the three months ended September 30, 2012.


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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012
 
Refining
Group
 
Wholesale
Group
 
Retail
Group
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
3,264,768

 
$
3,100,396

 
$
889,713

 
$

 
$
7,254,877

Intersegment sales (1)
3,152,264

 
639,440

 
18,685

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss) (2)
$
384,965

 
$
21,058

 
$
13,137

 
$
(48,827
)
 
$
370,333

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(75,606
)
  Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
294,727

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
56,828

 
$
2,826

 
$
7,858

 
$
1,596

 
$
69,108

Capital expenditures
120,320

 
2,415

 
5,325

 
2,663

 
130,723

Total assets at September 30, 2012
1,600,497

 
261,901

 
195,728

 
562,004

 
2,620,130

(1)
Intersegment sales of $3,810.4 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining and wholesale groups as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $396.1 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses and wholesale cost of products sold includes $23.6 million in net realized economic hedging losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

 
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Refining
Group
 
Wholesale
Group
 
Retail
Group
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
1,089,496

 
$
1,056,128

 
$
251,515

 
$

 
$
2,397,139

Intersegment sales (1)
1,189,526

 
195,638

 
6,486

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss) (2)
$
171,446

 
$
12,707

 
$
2,482

 
$
(15,430
)
 
$
171,205

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(40,582
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
130,623

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
31,440

 
$
1,033

 
$
2,410

 
$
698

 
$
35,581

Capital expenditures
15,392

 
193

 
2,851

 
217

 
18,653

(1)
Intersegment sales of $1,391.7 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining and wholesale groups as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $115.4 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses and wholesale cost of products sold includes $9.5 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains for the three months ended September 30, 2011.


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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Refining
Group (2)
 
Wholesale
Group
 
Retail
Group
 
Other
 
Consolidated
 
(In thousands)
Net sales to external customers
$
3,119,809

 
$
3,024,418

 
$
650,384

 
$

 
$
6,794,611

Intersegment sales (1)
3,128,556

 
529,369

 
19,779

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income (loss) (3)
$
431,671

 
$
30,275

 
$
6,689

 
$
(44,909
)
 
$
423,726

Other income (expense), net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(116,394
)
Income before income taxes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
307,332

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
$
92,633

 
$
3,257

 
$
7,232

 
$
2,179

 
$
105,301

Capital expenditures
33,918

 
1,641

 
8,171

 
925

 
44,655

Total assets at September 30, 2011
2,118,314

 
285,176

 
165,960

 
451,940

 
3,021,390

(1)
Intersegment sales of $3,677.7 million have been eliminated in consolidation.
(2)
Included in refining assets were $657.4 million in long-lived and intangible assets related to the Yorktown facility and a section of our New Mexico pipeline. On December 29, 2011, we completed sales transactions to dispose of these refining group assets.
(3)
The effect of our economic hedging activity is included within operating income of our refining and wholesale groups as a component of cost of products sold. Refining cost of products sold includes $179.5 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses and wholesale cost of products sold includes $6.2 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.


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4. Fair Value Measurement
We utilize the market approach when measuring fair value of our financial assets and liabilities. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
The fair value hierarchy consists of the following three levels:
Level 1
Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2
Inputs are quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable and market-corroborated inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3
Inputs are derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or value drivers are unobservable and cannot be corroborated by market data or other entity-specific inputs.
The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximated their fair values at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 due to their short-term maturities. The following tables represent our assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and the basis for that measurement:
 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement at September 30, 2012 Using
 
Carrying Value at September 30, 2012
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(In thousands)
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity hedging contracts
$
4,904

 
$

 
$
4,904

 
$

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity hedging contracts
$
133,982

 
$

 
$
130,472

 
$
3,510


 
 
 
Fair Value Measurement at December 31, 2011 Using
 
Carrying Value at December 31, 2011
 
Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets or
Liabilities
(Level 1)
 
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
 
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 
(In thousands)
Financial assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity hedging contracts
$
183,179

 
$

 
$
180,548

 
$
2,631

Financial liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commodity hedging contracts
$
1,066

 
$

 
$
1,066

 
$

Commodity hedging contracts designated as Level 3 financial assets relate to jet fuel crack spread swaps with contract maturity dates in 2014 and 2015. We based the fair value of these instruments upon similar contracts with quoted market prices that have a strong historical correlation in pricing to the jet fuel crack spread swaps. Both historically and in observable future contracts, there has been an average differential of $0.756 per barrel greater for the jet fuel crack spread swaps to the quoted market prices for ultra-low sulfur diesel crack spread swaps. This differential was the basis for valuing the jet fuel crack spread swaps that mature in 2014 and 2015.
Carrying amounts of commodity hedging contracts reflected as financial assets are included in both current and non-current other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Carrying amounts of commodity hedging contracts reflected as financial liabilities are included in both accrued and other long-term liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Included in the carrying amounts of commodity hedging contracts are fair value adjustments, respective to each counterparty with whom we enter into contracts, called credit valuation adjustments ("CVA"). CVAs are intended to adjust the

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fair value of counterparty contracts as a function of a counterparty's credit rating and reflect the credit quality of each counterparty to arrive at contract fair values.
The following table presents the changes in fair value of our Level 3 assets and liabilities (all related to commodity price swap contracts) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2012
 
(In thousands)
Asset amount at beginning of period
$
1,106

 
$
2,631

Change in fair value
(3,128
)
 
(3,629
)
Fair value of trades entered into during the period
(1,488
)
 
(2,512
)
Fair value on date of settlement of open contracts at beginning of period

 

Liability balance at end of period
$
(3,510
)
 
$
(3,510
)
A hypothetical change of 10% to the estimated future cash flows attributable to our Level 3 commodity price swaps would result in an estimated fair value change of $0.4 million.
As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the carrying amount and estimated fair value of our debt was as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Carrying amount
$
495,789

 
$
803,990

Fair value
899,944

 
997,693

The carrying amount of our debt is the amount reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, including the current portion. The fair value of the debt was determined using Level 2 inputs.
There have been no transfers between assets or liabilities whose fair value is determined through the use of quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) and those determined through the use of significant other observable inputs (Level 2).
5. Inventories
Inventories were as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Refined products (1)
$
112,825

 
$
199,848

Crude oil and other raw materials
158,321

 
179,039

Lubricants
14,126

 
11,985

Convenience store merchandise
16,535

 
14,882

Inventories
$
301,807

 
$
405,754

(1)
Includes $18.5 million and $76.5 million of inventory valued using the first-in, first-out (“FIFO”) valuation method at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The decrease in our FIFO inventories from December 31, 2011 is primarily due to the sale of our wholesale group's Mid-Atlantic refined product inventories during the third quarter of 2012 in connection with the execution of an exclusive supply and marketing agreement with a third party. See Note 3, Segment Information for further discussion.
We value refinery inventories of crude oil, other raw materials, and asphalt inventories at the lower of cost or market using the LIFO valuation method. Other than refined products inventories valued using the FIFO method held by our retail and wholesale groups, refined products inventories are valued using the LIFO valuation method. Lubricants and convenience store merchandise are valued using the FIFO valuation method.

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As of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, refined products valued under the LIFO method and crude oil and other raw materials totaled 4.7 million barrels and 5.2 million barrels, respectively. At September 30, 2012, the excess of the current cost of these crude oil, refined product, and other feedstock and blendstock inventories over LIFO cost was $195.9 million. At December 31, 2011, the excess of the current cost of these crude oil, refined product, and other feedstock and blendstock inventories over LIFO cost was $213.7 million.
During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, cost of products sold included net non-cash charges of $60.0 million and net non-cash credits of $48.9 million, respectively, from changes in our LIFO reserves. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, cost of products sold included net non-cash credits of $17.8 million and net non-cash charges of $6.9 million, respectively, from changes in our LIFO reserves.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded LIFO liquidations caused by permanently decreased levels in inventory volumes that were consistent with our expectations of 2011 year-end inventory levels of certain refined products, crude oil, and other raw materials. The effect of these liquidations increased gross profit by $1.3 million, net income by $0.9 million, and net earnings per diluted share by $0.01 for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The effect of these liquidations increased gross profit by $1.3 million, net income by $0.8 million, and net earnings per diluted share by $0.01 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. There were no LIFO liquidations during the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Average LIFO cost per barrel of our refined products and crude oil and other raw materials inventories as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was as follows:
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Barrels
 
LIFO Cost
 
Average
LIFO
Cost Per
Barrel
 
Barrels
 
LIFO Cost
 
Average
LIFO
Cost Per
Barrel
 
(In thousands, except cost per barrel)
Refined products
1,640

 
$
94,334

 
$
57.52

 
1,896

 
$
123,335

 
$
65.05

Crude oil and other
3,053

 
158,321

 
51.86

 
3,289

 
179,039

 
54.44

 
4,693

 
$
252,655

 
53.84

 
5,185

 
$
302,374

 
58.32

6. Prepaid Expenses
Prepaid expenses were as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Prepaid crude oil and other raw materials inventories
$
74,899

 
$
111,521

Prepaid insurance and other
26,001

 
52,009

Prepaid expenses
$
100,900

 
$
163,530

7. Other Current Assets
Other current assets were as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Margin account deposits
$
71,076

 
$
10,820

Material and chemical inventories
26,343

 
27,196

Exchange and other receivables
17,854

 
6,797

Excise and other taxes receivable
11,103

 
22,149

Unrealized hedging gains
5,181

 
128,102

Other current assets
$
131,557

 
$
195,064


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8. Property, Plant, and Equipment, Net
Property, plant, and equipment, net was as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Refinery facilities and related equipment
$
1,056,835

 
$
1,013,169

Pipelines, terminals, and transportation equipment
75,792

 
75,172

Retail and wholesale facilities and related equipment
215,673

 
198,060

Other
22,770

 
22,287

Construction in progress
122,904

 
55,062

 
1,493,974

 
1,363,750

Accumulated depreciation
(428,530
)
 
(368,434
)
Property, plant, and equipment, net
$
1,065,444

 
$
995,316

Depreciation expense was $22.8 million and $66.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, and $34.4 million and $101.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.
9. Intangible Assets, Net
Intangible assets, net were as follows:
 
September 30, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Weighted Average Amortization Period (Years)
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
Gross
Carrying
Value
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net
Carrying
Value
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Amortizable assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Licenses and permits
$
20,426

 
$
(8,574
)
 
$
11,852

 
$
20,426

 
$
(7,384
)
 
$
13,042

 
7.5

Customer relationships
7,300

 
(2,148
)
 
5,152

 
7,300

 
(1,758
)
 
5,542

 
9.9

Rights-of-way and other
7,658

 
(3,683
)
 
3,975

 
8,163

 
(3,346
)
 
4,817

 
4.6

 
35,384

 
(14,405
)
 
20,979

 
35,889

 
(12,488
)
 
23,401

 
 
Unamortizable assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trademarks
4,800

 

 
4,800

 
4,800

 

 
4,800

 
 
Liquor licenses
16,627

 

 
16,627

 
16,151

 

 
16,151

 
 
 
$
56,811

 
$
(14,405
)
 
$
42,406

 
$
56,840

 
$
(12,488
)
 
$
44,352

 
 
Intangible asset amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.7 million and $2.2 million, respectively, based on estimated useful lives ranging from 3 to 15 years. Intangible asset amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $1.1 million and $3.2 million, respectively, based on estimated useful lives ranging from 6 to 20 years. Estimated amortization expense for the indicated periods is as follows (in thousands):
Remainder of 2012
$
812

2013
3,039

2014
2,849

2015
2,371

2016
2,200

2017
2,259


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10. Other Assets, Net
Other assets, net of amortization, were as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Unamortized loan fees
$
24,341

 
$
33,086

Unrealized hedging gains

 
54,208

Other
10,731

 
12,372

Other assets, net of amortization
$
35,072

 
$
99,666

11. Accrued and Other Long-Term Liabilities
Accrued liabilities were as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Income taxes
$
110,311

 
$
52,795

Fair value of open commodity hedging positions, net
88,475

 
198

Payroll and related costs
36,057

 
42,111

Excise taxes
33,818

 
32,000

Property taxes
21,089

 
13,216

Professional and other
19,706

 
19,859

Interest
14,413

 
2,310

Environmental reserves
3,209

 
3,343

Banking fees and other financing
2,873

 
3,708

Pension obligation
1,059

 
2,461

Accrued liabilities
$
331,010

 
$
172,001

During the third quarter of 2012, we increased our property tax accrual estimate by $8.7 million resulting from revised property appraisal rolls for 2012. We believe the appraised property values to be in error and have filed a lawsuit in state district court to appeal this appraised value.
Other long-term liabilities were as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Fair value of open commodity hedging positions, net
$
49,071

 
$

Capital lease obligations
10,196

 
3,337

Retiree plan obligations
5,866

 
5,745

Asset retirement obligations
4,988

 
4,736

Environmental reserves
4,783

 
2,428

Other
5,318

 
5,709

Other long-term liabilities
$
80,222

 
$
21,955

As of September 30, 2012, we had environmental liability accruals of $8.0 million, of which $3.2 million was in accrued liabilities. A portion of these liabilities have been recorded using an inflation factor of 2.7% and a discount rate of 7.1%. Environmental liabilities of $6.7 million accrued at September 30, 2012 have not been discounted. As of September 30, 2012, the unescalated, undiscounted environmental reserve related to discounted liabilities totaled $1.5 million, leaving $0.2 million to be accreted over time.

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The table below summarizes our environmental liability accruals:
 
December 31,
2011
 
Increase
(Decrease)
 
Payments
 
September 30,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Discounted liabilities
$
4,295

 
$
(2,612
)
 
$
(358
)
 
$
1,325

Undiscounted liabilities
1,476

 
5,767

 
(576
)
 
6,667

Total environmental liabilities
$
5,771

 
$
3,155

 
$
(934
)
 
$
7,992

12. Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt was as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
December 31,
2011
 
(In thousands)
11.25% Senior Secured Notes, due 2017, net of unamortized discount of $19,775 and $21,986 for 2012 and 2011, respectively
$
305,225

 
$
303,014

5.75% Convertible Senior Notes, due 2014, net of conversion feature of $25,455 and $34,999 for 2012 and 2011, respectively
189,995

 
180,451

Term Loan, net of unamortized discount of $2,901 for 2011, with average interest rates of 7.50% and 8.56% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively

 
319,661

5.50% promissory note, due 2015
569

 
864

Revolving Credit Agreement

 

     Long-term debt
495,789

 
803,990

Current portion of long-term debt
(203
)
 
(3,595
)
     Long-term debt, net of current portion
$
495,586

 
$
800,395


Outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Agreement, if any, are included in the current portion of long-term debt.


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Interest expense and other financing costs were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Contractual interest:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.25% Senior Secured Notes
$
9,141

 
$
9,141

 
$
27,422

 
$
27,422

Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes

 
7,555

 

 
22,418

5.75% Convertible Senior Notes
3,097

 
3,097

 
9,291

 
9,291

Term Loan

 
6,213

 
9,458

 
21,027

Revolving Credit Agreement

 

 

 
631

 
12,238

 
26,006

 
46,171

 
80,789

Amortization of original issuance discount:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.25% Senior Secured Notes
766

 
561

 
2,212

 
1,949

Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes

 
1,008

 

 
3,012

5.75% Convertible Senior Notes
3,312

 
2,899

 
9,544

 
8,354

Term Loan

 
116

 
188

 
232

 
4,078

 
4,584

 
11,944

 
13,547

Other interest expense
2,100

 
2,726

 
7,275

 
8,520

Capitalized interest
(416
)
 
(121
)
 
(1,460
)
 
(1,665
)
Interest expense and other financing costs
$
18,000

 
$
33,195

 
$
63,930

 
$
101,191

We amortize original issue discounts using the effective interest method over the respective term of the debt.
On December 21, 2011, we redeemed the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes at a repurchase price of $288.8 million, representing a premium on redemption of the notes of 5.0% above the face value of $275.0 million. Prior to December 21, 2011, the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes paid interest quarterly at a per annum rate, reset quarterly, equal to three-month LIBOR (subject to a LIBOR floor of 3.25%) plus 7.50%.
The Convertible Senior Notes are presently convertible at the option of the holder. The current conversion rate is 93.3790 to each $1,000 of principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes. The Convertible Senior Notes will also be convertible in any future calendar quarter (prior to maturity) whenever the last reported sale price of our common stock exceeds 130% of the applicable conversion price in effect for the Notes on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter for twenty days in the thirty consecutive trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. If any Convertible Senior Notes are surrendered for conversion, we may elect to satisfy our obligations upon conversion through the delivery of shares of our common stock, in cash, or a combination thereof.
     On March 29, 2011, we entered into an amended and restated Term Loan Credit Agreement ("Term Loan"). To effect this amendment and restatement, we paid $3.7 million in amendment fees. As a result of this amendment, we recognized a $4.6 million loss on extinguishment of debt. In addition to our scheduled Term Loan payment of $0.8 million made during the first quarter of 2012, we made non-mandatory prepayments of $30.0 million and $291.8 million during the first and second quarters of 2012, respectively. As a result of the repayment of the Term Loan, we recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $7.7 million.
On September 22, 2011, we entered into an amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement. Lenders under the amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement extended $1.0 billion in revolving commitments that mature on September 22, 2016, and incorporate a borrowing base tied to eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement also provides for letters of credit and swing line loans. The amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a quarterly commitment fee of either 0.375% or 0.50% per annum subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability under the amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement and quarterly letter of credit fees ranging from 2.50% to 3.25% per annum subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability. Borrowings can be either base rate loans plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% or LIBOR loans plus a margin ranging from 2.50% to 3.25% in each case subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability under the amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement. The interest rate margins and letter of credit fees are to be reduced by 0.25% upon our achievement and

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maintenance of a certain fixed charge coverage ratio. The amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a cash dominion requirement that is in effect only if there is an event of default or the excess availability under the amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement falls below the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Borrowing Base and (ii) $50.0 million. The amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement is secured on a first priority basis by our cash and cash equivalents, trade accounts receivable, and inventory and on a second priority basis by the collateral securing the Term Loan, the Fixed Rate Notes, and any future other pari passu secured obligations, which consist of our fixed assets. The revolving facility is used to fund general working capital needs and letter of credit requirements. We paid $5.9 million in fees to effect the September 22, 2011 amendment and restatement to the Revolving Credit Agreement.
Prior to September 22, 2011, the Revolving Credit Agreement included commitments of $800.0 million composed of a $145.0 million tranche scheduled to mature on May 31, 2012 and a $655.0 million tranche scheduled to mature on January 1, 2015. Interest rates for the $145.0 million tranche were based on our consolidated leverage ratio and ranged from 3.75% to 4.50% over LIBOR. Interest rates for the $655.0 million tranche were based on our borrowing base capacity under the Revolving Credit Agreement and ranged from 3.00% to 3.75% over LIBOR.
As of September 30, 2012, we had gross availability under the Revolving Credit Agreement of $646.6 million, of which $295.9 million was used for outstanding letters of credit. We had no direct borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement at September 30, 2012.

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13. Stockholders' Equity
Changes to stockholders' equity during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were as follows:
 
Stockholders' Equity
 
(In thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$
819,828

Net income
191,298

Other comprehensive income, net of tax
33

Dividends
(14,540
)
Stock-based compensation
6,127

Excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
4,191

Purchase of treasury stock
(7,666
)
Balance at September 30, 2012
$
999,271


On July 18, 2012, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million. We may repurchase shares from time-to-time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or otherwise subject to market conditions, as well as corporate, regulatory, and other considerations. Our board of directors authorized this share repurchase program through July 31, 2013, but may discontinue the program at its discretion at any time prior to that date. During the third quarter of 2012, we purchased 296,364 shares as part of our share repurchase program at a cost of $7.7 million. As of October 26, 2012, we have purchased an additional 2,239,091 shares at a cost of $55.1 million.
14. Income Taxes
Compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%, our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was 32.0% and 35.1%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was lower than the statutory rate primarily due to various discrete items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was slightly higher than the statutory rate primarily due to state tax obligations offset, in part, by the generation of new federal tax credits. Compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%, our effective tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was 35.0% and 35.8%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the nine month period was slightly higher than the statutory rate primarily due to state tax obligations.
The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) is presently conducting an examination of our tax years ending December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010. That examination is in progress, and no adjustments have been proposed. The IRS has completed an examination of our tax years ending December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008. For the 2007 and 2008 years, the IRS has proposed adjustments, but we disagree with the proposed adjustments and are pursuing our administrative remedies. For our tax year ending December 31, 2006, the IRS has completed an examination and has proposed adjustments. We have filed a petition in Tax Court challenging the 2006 adjustments. We do not believe the results of any of these examinations, appeals, or litigation will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operations or cash flows, but the timing and the results of final determinations on these matters remains uncertain.
We believe that it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain state net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards related to the Yorktown refinery will not be realized. Accordingly, a valuation allowance of $23.2 million was provided against the deferred tax assets relating to these NOL carryforwards at September 30, 2012. We have reduced the valuation allowance for the Yorktown NOL carryforwards by $0.5 million from December 31, 2011.
As of September 30, 2012, we have recorded a liability of $2.2 million for unrecognized tax benefits, all of which would affect our effective tax rate if recognized.
15. Retirement Plans
We fully recognize the obligations associated with single-employer defined benefit pension, retiree healthcare, and other postretirement plans in our financial statements.
Pensions
Through December 31, 2011, we had distributed $20.0 million from plan assets to plan participants of the Yorktown cash balance plan. No distributions were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. In connection with the sale of the

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Yorktown refinery during the fourth quarter of 2011, we announced our intent to terminate the Yorktown cash balance plan covering certain previous Yorktown refinery employees. Such termination is subject to regulatory approval and may take several months. We have contributed $1.5 million to the Yorktown cash balance plan through September 30, 2012, and expect to contribute an additional $1.0 million during 2012, depending upon the plan's status at the end of 2012.
The components of the net periodic benefit cost associated with our pension plan for certain previous employees of the Yorktown refinery were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Net periodic benefit cost includes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

Interest cost
55

 
125

 
165

 
375

Amortization of net actuarial loss
8

 
25

 
23

 
75

Expected return on assets
(23
)
 
(33
)
 
(68
)
 
(98
)
Settlement expense

 
230

 

 
1,290

Plan amendments

 
(105
)
 

 
(105
)
Net periodic benefit cost
$
40

 
$
242

 
$
120

 
$
1,537

Our benefit obligation at December 31, 2011 for the Yorktown benefit plan was $7.3 million and the benefit plan held $4.8 million in assets.

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Postretirement Obligations
The components of the net periodic benefit cost associated with our postretirement medical benefit plans covering certain employees at our El Paso refinery and previous employees of the Yorktown refinery were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Net periodic benefit cost includes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
$
33

 
$
20

 
$
98

 
$
60

Interest cost
62

 
56

 
187

 
169

Amortization of net actuarial (gain) loss
10

 
(3
)
 
30

 
(11
)
Net periodic benefit cost
$
105

 
$
73

 
$
315

 
$
218

Our benefit obligation at December 31, 2011 for our postretirement medical benefit plans was $6.0 million. We fund our medical benefit plans on an as-needed basis.
Defined Contribution Plan
We sponsor a 401(k) defined contribution plan under which participants may contribute a percentage of their eligible compensation to the plan and invest in various investment options. We make a Safe Harbor matching contribution to the account of each participant who is covered under the collective bargaining agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers in El Paso and who has completed 12 months of service equal to 250% of the first 4% of compensation beginning February 1, 2012. During January 2012, the safe harbor matching contribution was 200% of the first 4% of compensation. In addition, participants who were covered by the settlement agreement with the International Union of Operating Engineers in El Paso received a contribution equal to 3% of the compensation paid between January 1, 2012 and January 31, 2012. For all other employees, we matched 1% up to a maximum of 4% of eligible compensation for each 1% of eligible compensation contributed, provided the participant had a minimum of one year of service with Western. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we expensed $1.3 million, $3.8 million, $1.5 million, and $4.3 million, respectively, in connection with this plan.
16. Crude Oil and Refined Product Risk Management
We enter into crude oil forward contracts to facilitate the supply of crude oil to the refineries. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we entered into net forward, fixed-price contracts to physically receive and deliver crude oil that qualify as normal purchases and normal sales and are exempt from derivative reporting requirements.
We use crude oil and refined products futures, swap contracts, or options to mitigate the change in value for a portion of our LIFO inventory volumes subject to market price fluctuations and swap contracts to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production. The physical volumes are not exchanged, and these contracts are net settled with cash. For instruments used to mitigate the change in value of volumes subject to market prices, we elected not to pursue hedge accounting treatment for financial accounting purposes, generally because of the difficulty of establishing the required documentation that would allow for hedge accounting at the date that the hedging instrument is entered into. The swap contracts used to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment.
The fair value of these contracts is reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related net gain or loss is recorded within cost of products sold in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets (Level 2) are considered to determine the fair values for the purpose of marking the hedging instruments to market at each period end. At September 30, 2012, we had open commodity hedging instruments consisting of crude oil and refined product futures and price swaps on 117,429 net barrels to protect the value of certain crude oil, refined product, and blendstock inventories and crack spread swaps on 27,432,500 barrels primarily to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production. The fair value of the outstanding contracts at September 30, 2012 was a net unrealized loss of $129.1 million comprised of both short-term and long-term unrealized gains and losses. The September 30, 2012 net unrealized loss consists of $9.4 million in other current assets, $89.4 million in current liabilities, and $49.1 million in other long-term liabilities. At December 31, 2011, we had open commodity hedging instruments consisting of crude oil and refined product futures and price swaps on 933,000 barrels and refined product price and crack spread swaps on

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29,282,500 barrels. The fair value of the outstanding contracts at December 31, 2011 was a net unrealized gain of $182.1 million comprised of both short-term and long-term unrealized gains and losses. The December 31, 2011 net unrealized gain consists of $128.1 million in other current assets, $54.2 million in other assets, and $0.2 million in other long-term liabilities.
Our commodity hedging activities are initiated within guidelines established by management and approved by our board of directors. Commodity hedging transactions are executed centrally on behalf of all of our operating segments to minimize transaction costs, monitor consolidated net exposures, and to allow for increased responsiveness to changes in market factors. Due to mark-to-market accounting during the term of the various commodity hedging contracts, significant unrealized non-cash net gains and losses could be recorded in our results of operations. Additionally, we may be required to collateralize any mark-to-market losses on outstanding commodity hedging contracts.
As of September 30, 2012, we had the following outstanding crude oil and refined product hedging instruments that were entered into as economic hedges. The information presents the notional volume of outstanding contracts by type of instrument and year of maturity (volumes in thousands of barrels):
 
Notional Contract Volumes by Year of Maturity
 
2012
 
2013
 
2014
 
2015
Inventory positions (futures and swaps):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crude oil and refined products — net short (long) positions
122

 
(5
)
 

 

Refined product positions (crack spread swaps):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distillate — net short positions
2,200

 
9,108

 
8,400

 
3,750

Unleaded gasoline — net short positions
2,450

 
1,375

 
150

 

Cost of products sold for the three months ended September 30, 2012 includes $73.1 million in realized losses and $152.8 million in non-cash unrealized net losses from our economic hedging activities. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the realized net loss was $108.5 million and the non-cash unrealized net loss was $311.2 million from our economic hedging activities. Cost of products sold for the three months ended September 30, 2011, includes $11.3 million in realized and $94.6 million in non-cash unrealized net losses. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $58.4 million in realized and $114.9 million in non-cash unrealized net losses.
17. Stock-Based Compensation
We have two share-based compensation plans, the Western Refining 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “2006 LTIP”) and the 2010 Incentive Plan of Western Refining (the “2010 Incentive Plan”) that allow for restricted share awards and restricted share unit awards. As of September 30, 2012, there were 39,896 and 3,207,611 shares of common stock reserved for future grants under the 2006 LTIP and the 2010 Incentive Plan, respectively. Awards granted under both plans generally vest over a three-year period and their market value at the date of the grant is amortized over the restricted period on a straight-line basis.
As of September 30, 2012, there were 712,722 and 399,476 restricted shares and restricted share units not vested, respectively, outstanding.
We recorded stock compensation expense of $1.9 million and $6.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 of which $0.1 million and $0.3 million was included in direct operating expenses and $1.8 million and $5.8 million in selling, general, and administrative expenses, respectively. The excess tax benefit related to the restricted shares that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.5 million and $3.9 million, respectively, using a statutory blended rate of 37.54%. The aggregate fair value at the grant date of the restricted shares that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.4 million and $5.3 million, respectively. The related aggregate intrinsic value of these restricted shares for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $1.7 million and $15.7 million, respectively, at the vesting date.
The excess tax benefit related to the restricted share units that vested during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, using a statutory blended rate of 37.54%. The aggregate fair value at the grant date of the restricted share units that vested during both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively. The related aggregate intrinsic value of these restricted share units for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $1.4 million and $2.9 million, respectively, at the vesting date.

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We recorded stock compensation expense of $2.0 million and $6.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 of which $0.2 million and $0.8 million was included in direct operating expenses and $1.8 million and $5.4 million in selling, general, and administrative expenses, respectively. The excess tax benefit related to the shares that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.3 million and $3.1 million using a statutory blended rate of 37.54%. The aggregate fair value at the grant date of the shares that vested during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $0.9 million and $7.3 million, respectively. The related aggregate intrinsic value of these shares was $1.7 million and $15.7 million, respectively, at the vesting date.
As of September 30, 2012, the aggregate fair value at grant date of outstanding restricted shares and restricted share units was $4.2 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding restricted shares and restricted share units was $18.7 million and $10.5 million, respectively. The unrecognized compensation cost of restricted shares and restricted share units not vested was $2.3 million and $5.5 million, respectively. Unrecognized compensation costs for restricted shares and restricted share units will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 0.58 years and 2.08 years, respectively.
The following table summarizes our restricted share unit and restricted share activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012:
 
Restricted Share Units
 
Restricted Shares
 
Number
of Units
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Not vested at December 31, 2011
316,917

 
$
16.09

 
1,511,242

 
$
6.29

Awards granted
162,748

 
18.13

 

 

Awards vested

 

 
(698,771
)
 
6.61

Awards forfeited
(2,980
)
 
16.78

 

 

Not vested at March 31, 2012
476,685

 
16.78

 
812,471

 
6.06

Awards granted
30,444

 
19.71

 

 

Awards vested
(77,447
)
 
16.35

 
(34,643
)
 
9.02

Awards forfeited

 

 

 

Not vested at June 30, 2012
429,682

 
17.07

 
777,828

 
5.92

Awards granted
25,585

 
26.69

 

 

Awards vested
(55,791
)
 
15.35

 
(65,106
)
 
5.71

Awards forfeited

 

 

 

Not vested at September 30, 2012
399,476

 
17.93

 
712,722

 
5.94

18. Earnings Per Share
We follow the provisions related to the accounting treatment of certain participating securities for the purpose of determining earnings per share. These provisions address share-based payment awards that have not vested and that contain nonforfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents and states that they are participating securities and should be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. As discussed in Note 17, Stock-Based Compensation, we granted shares of restricted stock to certain employees and outside directors. Although ownership of these shares does not transfer to the recipients until the shares have vested, recipients have voting and nonforfeitable dividend rights on these shares from the date of grant. Accordingly, we utilize the two-class method to determine our earnings per share.

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The computation of basic and diluted earnings per share under the two-class method is presented as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Basic earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Allocation of earnings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
6,298

 
$
84,928

 
$
191,298

 
$
197,224

Distributed earnings
(7,274
)
 

 
(14,540
)
 

Income allocated to participating securities

 
(1,533
)
 
(1,974
)
 
(4,193
)
Undistributed income (loss) available to common shareholders
$
(976
)
 
$
83,395

 
$
174,784

 
$
193,031

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:
90,134

 
89,176

 
89,835

 
88,878

Basic earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributed earnings per share
$
0.08

 
$

 
$
0.16

 
$

Undistributed earnings (loss) per share
(0.01
)
 
0.94

 
1.95

 
2.17

Basic earnings per common share
$
0.07

 
$
0.94

 
$
2.11

 
$
2.17

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Diluted earnings per common share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
$
6,298

 
$
84,928

 
$
191,298

 
$
197,224

Tax effected interest related to convertible debt

 
3,745

 
11,765

 
11,021

Net income available to common stockholders, assuming dilution
$
6,298

 
$
88,673

 
$
203,063

 
$
208,245

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average diluted common shares outstanding:
90,134

 
109,935

 
110,412

 
109,733

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted earnings per common share:
$
0.07

 
$
0.81

 
$
1.84

 
$
1.90


The following table reflects potentially dilutive securities that were excluded from the diluted earnings per common share calculation as the effect of including such shares would have been antidilutive:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Common equivalent shares from Convertible Senior Notes
20,119

 

 

 

Restricted stock
513

 

 

 





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A shareholder's interest in our common stock could become diluted as a result of vestings of restricted shares and restricted share units and the conversion of our Convertible Senior Notes into actual shares of our common stock. In calculating our fully diluted earnings per common share, we consider the impact of restricted shares and restricted share units that have not vested and common equivalent shares related to our Convertible Senior Notes. We include restricted shares and restricted share units that have not vested in our diluted earnings calculation when the trading price of our common stock equals or exceeds the per share or per share unit grant price. Common equivalent shares from our Convertible Senior Notes are generally included in our diluted earnings calculation when net income exceeds certain thresholds above which the effect of the shares becomes dilutive. We calculate the volume of these shares by applying the current 2012 conversion rate of 93.3790 to each $1,000 of principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes. Prior to 2012, the conversion rate was 92.5926.
The table below summarizes our cash dividends declared and paid through October 26, 2012:
 
2012
 
Declaration Date
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Dividend per common share
 
Total Payment (in thousands)
First quarter
January 4
 
January 19
 
February 13
 
$
0.04

 
$
3,633

Second quarter
March 29
 
April 19
 
May 14
 
0.04

 
3,633

Third quarter
July 16
 
July 27
 
August 13
 
0.08

 
7,274

Fourth quarter (1)
October 16
 
October 26
 
November 9
 
0.08

 
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
14,540


(1) The fourth quarter 2012 cash dividend of $0.08 per common share will result in an aggregate payment of $7.1 million.
19. Cash Flows
Cash Equivalents
We consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011 included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information were as follows:
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Income taxes paid (refunded)
$
145,959

 
$
40,803

Interest paid, excluding amounts capitalized
42,266

 
81,627

Non-cash investing and financing activities were as follows:
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Treasury stock purchased, not yet settled
$
3,464

 
$

Increase in debt from modification of long-term debt agreement

 
8,193

Reduction of long-term debt for original issue discount

 
3,250

Reduction of debt proceeds to pay accrued interest

 
1,250

Assets acquired through capital lease obligations and promissory note
7,064

 
4,391

Debt costs incurred for modification of long-term debt agreement

 
3,693




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20. Contingencies

Environmental Matters
Like other petroleum refiners, our operations are subject to extensive and periodically changing federal and state environmental regulations governing air emissions, wastewater discharges, and solid and hazardous waste management activities. Our policy is to accrue environmental and clean-up related costs of a non-capital nature when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Such estimates may be subject to revision in the future as regulations and other conditions change.
Periodically, we receive communications from various federal, state, and local governmental authorities asserting violations of environmental laws and/or regulations. These governmental entities may also propose or assess fines or require corrective action for these asserted violations. We intend to respond in a timely manner to all such communications and to take appropriate corrective actions. We do not anticipate that any such matters currently asserted will have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
El Paso Refinery
Prior spills, releases and discharges of petroleum or hazardous substances have impacted the groundwater and certain solid waste management units and other areas at and adjacent to the El Paso refinery. We are currently in the remediation process, in conjunction with Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (“Chevron”), for these areas pursuant to certain agreed administrative orders with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (the “TCEQ”; previously known as the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission). Pursuant to our purchase of the north side of the El Paso refinery from Chevron, Chevron retained responsibility to remediate its solid waste management units in accordance with its Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”) permit, which Chevron has fulfilled. Chevron also retained control of and liability for certain groundwater remediation responsibilities that are ongoing.
In May 2000, we entered into an Agreed Order with the TCEQ for remediation of the south side of the El Paso refinery property. We purchased a non-cancelable Pollution and Legal Liability and Clean-Up Cost Cap Insurance policy that covers environmental clean-up costs related to contamination that occurred prior to December 31, 1999, including the costs of the Agreed Order activities. The insurance provider assumed responsibility for all environmental clean-up costs related to the Agreed Order up to $20.0 million. In addition, a subsidiary of Chevron is obligated under a settlement agreement to pay 60% of any Agreed Order environmental clean-up costs that exceed the $20.0 million policy coverage. Under the policy, environmental costs outside the scope of the Agreed Order are covered up to $20.0 million and require that we pay a deductible of $0.1 million per incident as well as any costs that exceed the covered limits of the insurance policy.
On June 30, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the “EPA”) filed notice with the federal district court in El Paso that we and the EPA entered into a proposed Consent Decree under the Petroleum Refinery Enforcement Initiative (“EPA Initiative”). On September 2, 2011, the court entered the Consent Decree. Under the EPA Initiative, the EPA is investigating industry-wide noncompliance with certain Clean Air Act rules. The EPA Initiative has resulted in many refiners entering into similar consent decrees typically requiring penalties and substantial capital expenditures for additional air pollution control equipment. The Consent Decree does not require any soil or groundwater remediation or clean-up.
Based on the terms of the Consent Decree and current information, we estimate the total capital expenditures necessary to address the Consent Decree issues would be approximately $51.0 million, of which we have already expended $39.4 million, including $15.2 million for the installation of a flare gas recovery system completed in 2007 and $24.2 million for nitrogen oxides (“NOx”) emission controls on heaters and boilers through September 2012. We estimate remaining expenditures of approximately $11.6 million for the NOx emission controls on heaters and boilers during 2012 and 2013. This amount is included in our estimated capital expenditures for regulatory projects. Under the terms of the Consent Decree, we paid a civil penalty of $1.5 million in September 2011.
In 2004 and 2005, the El Paso refinery applied for and was issued a Texas Flexible Permit by the TCEQ, under which the refinery continues to operate. However, there is an ongoing dispute between the EPA and the Texas Attorney General as to the validity of the state-issued permits. Although we believe our Texas Flexible Permit is federally enforceable, we have applied with the TCEQ for a permit amendment to obtain a State Implementation Plan ("SIP"), approved state air quality permit to address concerns raised by the EPA about all flexible permits. We anticipate receiving the Texas SIP approved permit by the end of 2012. Based on our review of the draft permit, no additional capital expenditures are required.
In September 2010, we received a notice of intent to sue under the Clean Air Act from several environmental groups. While not entirely clear, the notice apparently contends that our El Paso refinery is not operating under a valid permit or

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

permits because the EPA has disapproved the TCEQ Flexible Permits program and that our El Paso refinery may have exceeded certain emission limitations under its permit. We dispute these claims and maintain that the El Paso refinery is properly operating, and has not exceeded emissions limitations, under the validly issued TCEQ permit. We intend to defend ourselves accordingly.
Four Corners Refineries
Four Corners 2005 Consent Agreements. In July 2005, as part of the EPA Initiative, Giant reached an administrative settlement with the New Mexico Environment Department (the “NMED”) and the EPA in the form of consent agreements that resolved certain alleged violations of air quality regulations at the Gallup and Bloomfield refineries in the Four Corners area of New Mexico (the “2005 NMED Agreement”). In January 2009, we and the NMED agreed to an amendment of the 2005 administrative settlement with the NMED (the “2009 NMED Amendment”), which altered certain deadlines and allowed for alternative air pollution controls.
In November 2009, we indefinitely suspended refining operations at the Bloomfield refinery. We currently operate the site, including certain remaining tanks and refinery equipment, as a standalone products distribution terminal and crude storage facility for our Gallup refinery. An amendment to the 2009 NMED Amendment, which became effective June 25, 2012, reflects the indefinite suspension as of 2009.
Based on current information and the 2009 NMED Amendment as amended in June 2012 to reflect the indefinite suspension of refining operations at our Bloomfield facility and to delay NOx controls on heaters, boilers, and Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (the "FCCU") at our Gallup refinery, we estimate $48.0 million in total capital expenditures after January 2009. We expended $11.3 million through 2011 and $30.0 million during the first nine months of 2012. We expect to spend the remaining $6.7 million during the last three months of 2012 and 2013. These capital expenditures are primarily for installation of emission controls on the heaters, boilers, and FCCU, and for reducing sulfur in fuel gas to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxide, NOx, and particulate matter from our Gallup refinery. The 2009 NMED Amendment also provided for a $2.3 million penalty. We completed payment of the penalty between November 2009 and September 2010 to fund Supplemental Environmental Projects. We paid an additional penalty of $0.4 million in July 2012 associated with the June 2012 amendment. We do not expect implementation of the requirements in the 2009 NMED Amendment, as amended in June 2012, to result in any soil or groundwater remediation or clean-up costs.
Bloomfield 2007 NMED Remediation Order. In July 2007, we received a final administrative compliance order from the NMED alleging that releases of contaminants and hazardous substances that have occurred at the Bloomfield refinery over the course of its operation prior to June 1, 2007 have resulted in soil and groundwater contamination. Among other things, the order requires that we investigate the extent of such releases, perform interim remediation measures, and implement corrective measures. Prior to July 2007, with the approval of the NMED and the New Mexico Oil Conservation Division, we placed into operation certain remediation measures which remain operational. As of September 30, 2012, we have expended $3.1 million and have accrued the remaining estimated costs of $4.1 million for implementing the investigation, interim measures, and the reasonably known corrective actions of the order.
Gallup 2007 Resource Conservation Recovery Act Inspection. In September 2007, the Gallup refinery was inspected jointly by the EPA and the NMED (“the Gallup 2007 RCRA Inspection”) to determine compliance with the EPA’s hazardous waste regulations promulgated pursuant to the RCRA. We reached a final settlement with the agencies in August 2009 and paid a penalty of $0.7 million in October 2009. Between September 2010 and July 2012, the EPA demanded and we have paid penalties totaling $0.2 million pursuant to the settlement. We do not expect implementation of the requirements in the final settlement will result in any additional soil or groundwater remediation or clean-up costs not otherwise required. We estimate capital expenditures of approximately $38.8 million to upgrade the wastewater treatment plant at the Gallup refinery pursuant to the requirements of the final settlement. We expended $20.8 million through 2011 and $16.1 million during the first nine months of 2012 on the upgrade of the wastewater treatment plant. We expect to spend the remaining $1.9 million during the last three months of 2012. The final settlement deadline was modified in September 2010 to establish May 31, 2012 as the deadline for completing startup of the upgraded plant, however, after negotiating an extension with the EPA, startup was completed on August 12, 2012.
Gallup 2010 NMED AQB Compliance Order. In October 2010, the NMED Air Quality Bureau (the “NMED AQB”) issued the Gallup refinery a Compliance Order alleging certain violations related to compressor engines and demanded a penalty of $0.6 million. Although we believe no violations occurred and the assessment of a penalty is not appropriate, we paid a $0.4 million penalty in June 2011 to reach a settlement with the NMED AQB.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

Yorktown Refinery
Yorktown 1991 and 2006 Orders. In August 2006, Giant agreed to the terms of the final administrative consent order pursuant to which Giant would implement a clean-up plan for the refinery. Following the acquisition of Giant, we completed the first phase of the soil clean-up plan and negotiated revisions with the EPA for the remainder of the soil clean-up plan. Through December 2011, we expended $32.9 million related to the EPA order.
In December 2011, our subsidiaries sold the Yorktown refinery, an adjacent 83 acre parcel of land, and all other related real estate and assets. As part of this transaction, the purchaser agreed to assume all obligations and remaining work required by the EPA. The purchaser agreed to indemnify us for costs associated with the EPA order, following the sale, with the exception of the completion and related liability for construction of the second phase of the Corrective Action Measures Unit (the "CAMU"). We have completed construction of this phase of the CAMU and have incurred substantially all costs anticipated to complete this work. We and the purchaser agreed that the purchaser would replace Giant as the respondent under the EPA order. The replacement is pending the EPA's agreement.
Yorktown 2002 Amended Consent Decree. In May 2002, Giant acquired the Yorktown refinery and assumed certain environmental obligations including responsibilities under a consent decree (the "Consent Decree") among various parties covering many locations entered in August 2001 under the EPA Initiative. Following the sale of the refinery in December 2011, the purchaser assumed all obligations and all remaining work required under the Consent Decree with the exception of any penalties or fines assessed in the future for issues related to compliance with the Consent Decree that occurred prior to the date of sale. The purchaser has replaced Giant as the respondent under the Consent Decree.
Tax Matters
See Note 14, Income Taxes, to these condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on tax examinations.
Legal Matters
Over the last several years, lawsuits have been filed in numerous states alleging that methyl tertiary butyl ether (“MTBE”), a high octane blendstock used by many refiners in producing specially formulated gasoline, has contaminated water supplies and/or damaged natural resources. Our subsidiary, Western Refining Yorktown, Inc., is currently a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the State of New Jersey alleging damage to the State of New Jersey’s natural resources.
Owners of a small hotel in Aztec, New Mexico filed a lawsuit in San Juan County, New Mexico alleging migration of underground gasoline onto their property from underground storage tanks located on a convenience store property across the street, which is owned by our subsidiary. Plaintiffs claim a component of the gasoline, MTBE, has contaminated their property as a result of this release. The Trial Court granted summary judgment against Plaintiffs and dismissed all claims related to the alleged 1992 release. On appeal by Plaintiffs to the New Mexico Court of Appeals, the Court reversed and reinstated certain of its claims but only to the extent they relate to releases that occurred after January 1, 1999.
A lawsuit has been filed in the Federal District Court for the District of New Mexico by certain Plaintiffs who allege the Bureau of Indian Affairs (the “BIA”) acted improperly in approving certain rights-of-way on land allotted to the individual Plaintiffs by the Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah (the “Navajo Nation”). The lawsuit names us and numerous other defendants (“Right-of-Way Defendants”) and seeks imposition of a constructive trust and asserts these Right-of-Way Defendants are in trespass on the Allottee’s lands. The Court dismissed Plaintiffs’ claims in this matter. Plaintiffs then attempted to re-file these claims with the Department of Interior, which also dismissed Plaintiffs claims. Plaintiffs are now attempting to appeal this dismissal within the Department of Interior.
On August 2, 2011, we were served with a bankruptcy avoidance action in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania by a Bankruptcy Litigation Trustee for a former customer. The avoidance action sought the return of approximately $6.4 million alleged to be preferential or otherwise avoidable payments that may have been made to us by the former customer. The Court previously dismissed approximately $4.8 million of the Trustee's claim and this dismissal is final. The remaining claims have been dismissed as well for a nominal amount.
Regarding the claims asserted against us referenced above, potentially applicable factual and legal issues have not been resolved, we have yet to determine if a liability is probable, and we cannot reasonably estimate the amount of any loss associated with these matters. Accordingly, we have not recorded a liability for these pending lawsuits.


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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

Other Matters
In late 2011, the EPA initiated enforcement proceedings against companies it believes produced invalid fuel credits known as Renewable Identification Numbers ("RIN"). We purchase RINs to satisfy a portion of our obligations under the Renewable Fuels Standard program for calendar year 2010 and had purchased some RINs the EPA considered invalid. In April 2012, we entered into an administrative settlement with the EPA that required us to pay a penalty of less than $0.1 million. We understand the EPA continues to investigate invalid RINs. While we do not know if the EPA will identify other RINs we have purchased as being invalid or what actions the EPA would take, at this time we do not expect any such action would have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
We are party to various other claims and legal actions arising in the normal course of business. We believe that the resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
You should read the following discussion together with the financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that are based on management’s current expectations, estimates, and projections about our business and operations. The cautionary statements made in this report should be read as applying to all related forward-looking statements wherever they appear in this report. Our actual results may differ materially from those currently anticipated and expressed in such forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those we discuss under Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, or 2011 Form 10-K, and elsewhere in this report. You should read such “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” in this report. In this Item 2, all references to “Western Refining,” “the Company,” “Western,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Western Refining, Inc., or WNR, and the entities that became its subsidiaries upon closing of our initial public offering (including Western Refining Company, L.P., or Western Refining LP), and Giant Industries, Inc., or Giant, and its subsidiaries, which became wholly-owned subsidiaries on May 31, 2007, unless the context otherwise requires or where otherwise indicated.
Company Overview
We are an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products and also operate service stations and convenience stores. We own and operate two refineries with a total crude oil throughput capacity of approximately 151,000 barrels per day, or bpd. In addition to our 128,000 bpd refinery in El Paso, Texas, we own and operate a 23,000 bpd refinery near Gallup, New Mexico. Our primary operating areas encompass West Texas, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and the Mid-Atlantic region. In addition to the refineries, we also own and operate stand-alone refined product distribution terminals in Albuquerque and Bloomfield, New Mexico; as well as asphalt terminals in Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona; Albuquerque; and El Paso. As of September 30, 2012, we also operated 222 retail service stations and convenience stores in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas; a fleet of crude oil and refined product truck transports; and a wholesale petroleum products distributor that operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Maryland, and Virginia.
We report our operating results in three business segments: the refining group, the wholesale group, and the retail group. Our refining group currently operates the two refineries and related refined product distribution terminals and asphalt terminals. At the refineries, we refine crude oil and other feedstocks into refined products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, and asphalt. Our refineries market refined products to a diverse customer base including wholesale distributors and retail chains. Our wholesale group distributes gasoline, diesel fuel, and lubricant products. Our retail group operates service stations and convenience stores and sells gasoline, diesel fuel, and merchandise. See Note 3, Segment Information, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report for detailed information on our operating results by segment.
Major Influences on Results of Operations
Refining. Our net sales fluctuate significantly with movements in refined product prices. The spread between crude oil and refined product prices is the primary factor affecting our earnings and cash flows from operations. The cost to acquire feedstocks and the price of the refined products that we ultimately sell depends on numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include the supply of and demand for crude oil, gasoline, diesel, and other refined products. Supply and demand for these products depend on changes in domestic and foreign economies, weather conditions, domestic and foreign political affairs, production levels, availability of imports and exports, marketing of competitive fuels, and government regulation. As a result of these influences, refining margins may exhibit extreme volatility. Our refining margins have been enhanced throughout most of 2011 and the first nine months of 2012 by a cost-advantaged supply of WTI-based crude oil.
Other factors that impact our overall refinery gross margins include the sale of lower value products such as residuum and propane when crude costs are higher. Our refinery gross margin is further reduced because our refinery product yield is less than our total refinery throughput volume. Also affecting refining margins within refinery cost of products sold is the impact of our economic hedging activity entered into primarily to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production and to protect the value of certain crude oil, refined product, and blendstock inventories. Consolidated cost of products sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes $419.7 million of realized and non-cash unrealized net losses from our economic hedging activities, the majority of which is in refining cost of products sold. Included in these economic hedging losses are net non-cash unrealized economic hedging losses of $311.2 million.
Our results of operations are also significantly affected by our refineries’ direct operating expenses, especially the cost of natural gas used for fuel and the cost of electricity. Natural gas prices have historically been volatile. Typically, electricity prices fluctuate with natural gas prices.

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Demand for gasoline is generally higher during the summer months than during the winter months. As a result, our operating results for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters of each year. The effects of seasonal demand for gasoline are partially offset by increased demand during the winter months for diesel fuel in the Southwest. Refining margins remain volatile and our results of operations may not reflect these historical seasonal trends.
Safety, reliability, and the environmental performance of our refineries’ operations are critical to our financial performance. Unplanned downtime of our refineries generally results in lost refinery gross margin opportunity, increased maintenance costs, and a temporary increase in working capital investment and inventory. We attempt to mitigate the financial impact of planned downtime, such as a turnaround or a major maintenance project, through a planning process that considers product availability, margin environment, and the availability of resources to perform the required maintenance.
Periodically, we have planned maintenance turnarounds at our refineries that are expensed as incurred. We began a refinery maintenance turnaround at our Gallup refinery during September 2012. That turnaround was completed during October 2012. Our next scheduled maintenance turnaround is during the first quarter of 2013 for the north side units of the El Paso refinery.
Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 includes $4.0 million in business interruption insurance recoveries related to a weather-related outage that occurred at our El Paso refinery in the first quarter of 2011.
The nature of our business requires us to maintain substantial quantities of crude oil and refined product inventories. We have no control over the changing market value of our crude oil and refined products inventories. Our inventory of crude oil and the majority of our refined products are valued at the lower of cost or market under the last-in, first-out, or LIFO, inventory valuation methodology. If the market value of our inventories decline below our cost basis, we would record a write-down of our inventories resulting in a non-cash charge to our cost of products sold. Under the LIFO inventory valuation method, this write-down is subject to recovery in future periods to the extent the market values of our inventories equal our cost basis relative to any LIFO inventory valuation write-downs previously recorded. See Note 5, Inventories, in the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this quarterly report for more information on the impact of LIFO inventory accounting.
Wholesale. Earnings and cash flows from our wholesale business segment are primarily affected by the sales volumes and margins of gasoline, diesel fuel, and lubricants sold. Margins for gasoline, diesel fuel, and lubricant sales are equal to the sales price less cost of sales. Cost of sales connected to our Mid-Atlantic region wholesale business includes the results of our economic hedging activities for refined product purchases in the region. Margins are impacted by local supply, demand, competition, and price volatility.
Prior to September 2012, the refined products sold by our wholesale group in the Mid-Atlantic region were purchased from various third parties. On August 31, 2012, we entered into an exclusive supply and marketing agreement ("Supply Agreement") with a third party covering activities related to our refined product supply, hedging, and sales in the Mid-Atlantic region. Under the Supply Agreement, we will receive monthly distribution amounts from the Supplier equal to one-half of the amount by which our refined product sales price exceeds the Supplier's costs of acquiring, transporting and hedging the refined product. To the extent our refined product sales price does not exceed the Refined Product Costs during any month, we will pay one-half of that amount to the Supplier. Our payments to the Supplier are limited in an aggregate annual amount of $2.0 million. The change in operations did not have a material impact on our wholesale group's operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Retail. Earnings and cash flows from our retail business segment are primarily affected by the sales volumes and margins of gasoline and diesel fuel sold at our service stations and by the sales and margins of merchandise sold at our convenience stores. Margins for gasoline and diesel fuel sales are equal to the sales price less the delivered cost of the fuel and motor fuel taxes and are measured on a cents per gallon, or cpg, basis. Fuel margins are impacted by local supply, demand, and competition. Margins for retail merchandise sold are equal to retail merchandise sales less the delivered cost of the merchandise, net of supplier discounts and rebates and inventory shrinkage, and are measured as a percentage of merchandise sales. Merchandise sales are impacted by convenience or location, branding, and competition. Our retail sales are seasonal. Our retail business segment operating results for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters of each year.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
We prepare our financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. In order to apply these principles, we must make judgments, assumptions, and estimates based on the best available information at the time. Actual results may differ based on the continuing development of the information utilized and subsequent events, some of which we may have little or no control over. Our critical accounting policies could materially affect the amounts recorded in our financial statements. Our critical accounting policies, estimates, and recent accounting pronouncements that potentially

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impact us are discussed in detail under Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2011 annual report on Form 10-K.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements. From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standard setting bodies that may have an impact on our accounting and reporting. We believe that such recently issued accounting pronouncements and other authoritative guidance for which the effective date is in the future either will not have a significant impact on our accounting or reporting or that such impact will not be material to our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows when implemented.

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Results of Operations
The following tables summarize our consolidated and operating segment financial data and key operating statistics for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The following data should be read in conjunction with our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this quarterly report.


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Consolidated
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Statements of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (1)
$
2,446,317

 
$
2,397,139

 
$
7,254,877

 
$
6,794,611

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
2,207,424

 
2,053,409

 
6,343,610

 
5,854,320

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
127,884

 
109,159

 
360,257

 
337,571

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
26,986

 
27,153

 
80,083

 
75,987

Gain on disposal of assets, net

 

 
(1,891
)
 
(3,630
)
Maintenance turnaround expense
31,065

 
632

 
33,377

 
1,336

Depreciation and amortization
23,577

 
35,581

 
69,108

 
105,301

Total operating costs and expenses
2,416,936

 
2,225,934

 
6,884,544

 
6,370,885

Operating income
29,381

 
171,205

 
370,333

 
423,726

Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
165

 
114

 
560

 
345

Interest expense and other financing costs
(18,000
)
 
(33,195
)
 
(63,930
)
 
(101,191
)
Amortization of loan fees
(1,641
)
 
(2,295
)
 
(5,219
)
 
(6,869
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 
(7,654
)
 
(4,641
)
Other, net
(646
)
 
(5,206
)
 
637

 
(4,038
)
Income before income taxes
9,259

 
130,623

 
294,727

 
307,332

Provision for income taxes
(2,961
)
 
(45,695
)
 
(103,429
)
 
(110,108
)
Net income
$
6,298

 
$
84,928

 
$
191,298

 
$
197,224

Basic earnings per share
$
0.07

 
$
0.94

 
$
2.11

 
$
2.17

Diluted earnings per share
$
0.07

 
$
0.81

 
$
1.84

 
$
1.90

Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.08

 
$

 
$
0.16

 
$

Weighted average basic shares outstanding
90,134

 
89,176

 
89,835

 
88,878

Weighted average dilutive shares outstanding
90,134

 
109,935

 
110,412

 
109,733

Cash Flow Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
247,440

 
$
255,789

 
$
596,297

 
$
400,551

Investing activities
(71,325
)
 
(18,678
)
 
89,924

 
(33,045
)
Financing activities
(12,368
)
 
(7,681
)
 
(347,206
)
 
(24,783
)
Other Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA (2)
$
236,326

 
$
296,884

 
$
785,206

 
$
641,583

Capital expenditures
71,326

 
18,653

 
130,723

 
44,655

Balance Sheet Data (at end of period)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
$
509,844

 
$
402,635

Working capital
 
 
 
 
700,767

 
673,196

Total assets
 
 
 
 
2,620,130

 
3,021,390

Total debt
 
 
 
 
495,789

 
1,062,362

Stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
999,271

 
882,970


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(1)
Excludes $1,281.3 million, $3,810.4 million, $1,391.7 million, and $3,677.7 million of intercompany sales; $1,279.3 million, $3,805.1 million, $1,388.1 million, and $3,668.8 million of intercompany cost of products sold; and $2.0 million, $5.3 million, $3.6 million, and $8.9 million of intercompany direct operating expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Cost of products sold includes $73.1 million and $152.8 million in net realized and net non-cash unrealized losses, respectively, from hedging activities for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $108.5 million and $311.2 million in net realized and net non-cash unrealized losses, respectively, from hedging activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Cost of products sold includes $11.3 million and $94.6 million in net realized and net non-cash unrealized losses, respectively, and $58.4 million and $114.9 million in net realized and net unrealized non-cash losses, respectively, from hedging activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively.
(2)
Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before interest expense and other financing costs, amortization of loan fees, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, maintenance turnaround expense, and certain other non-cash income and expense items. However, Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP. Our management believes that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors, and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. In addition, our management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because the calculation of Adjusted EBITDA generally eliminates the effects of financings, income taxes, the accounting effects of significant turnaround activities (which many of our competitors capitalize and thereby exclude from their measures of EBITDA), and certain non-cash charges, which are items that may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance.
Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for significant turnaround activities, capital expenditures, or contractual commitments;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments on our debt;
Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; and
Adjusted EBITDA, as we calculate it, may differ from the Adjusted EBITDA calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
Because of these limitations, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using Adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. The following table reconciles net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:


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Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Net income
$
6,298

 
$
84,928

 
$
191,298

 
$
197,224

Interest expense and other financing costs
18,000

 
33,195

 
63,930

 
101,191

Provision for income taxes
2,961

 
45,695

 
103,429

 
110,108

Amortization of loan fees
1,641

 
2,295

 
5,219

 
6,869

Depreciation and amortization
23,577

 
35,581

 
69,108

 
105,301

Maintenance turnaround expense
31,065

 
632

 
33,377

 
1,336

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 
7,654

 
4,641

Unrealized loss on commodity hedging transactions (a)
152,784

 
94,558

 
311,191

 
114,913

Adjusted EBITDA
$
236,326

 
$
296,884

 
$
785,206

 
$
641,583


(a) Adjusted EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 as previously reported has been adjusted for the impact of net non-cash unrealized gains and losses related to our commodity hedging transactions. We believe the inclusion of this component of net income provides a better representation of Adjusted EBITDA given the non-cash and potentially volatile nature of commodity hedging.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales primarily consist of gross sales of refined products, lubricants, and merchandise, net of customer discounts and excise taxes. Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $2,446.3 million compared to $2,397.1 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $49.2 million, or 2.1%. This increase was the result of an increase in sales of our retail and wholesale groups of $64.4 million and $18.3 million, respectively, offset by a decrease in sales from our refining group of $33.5 million, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation. The average sales price per barrel of refined products for all operating segments including intersegment sales increased from $125.21 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $126.09 for the same period in 2012. Our sales volume decreased from 29.5 million barrels to 28.6 million barrels for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively, a decrease of 0.9 million barrels, or 3.1%.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold primarily includes cost of crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks, purchased refined products, lubricants and merchandise for resale, and transportation and distribution costs. Cost of products sold was $2,207.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $2,053.4 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $154.0 million, or 7.5%. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in cost of products sold from our refining, retail, and wholesale groups of $67.7 million, $56.1 million, and $30.2 million, respectively, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation. The average cost per barrel of crude oil, feedstocks, and refined products for all operating segments increased from $114.28 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 to $118.65 for the same period in 2012. Cost of products sold for the three months ended September 30, 2012 includes $225.9 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $152.8 million in net non-cash unrealized losses. Cost of products sold for the three months ended September 30, 2011 includes $105.9 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $94.6 million in net non-cash unrealized losses.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include direct costs of labor, maintenance materials and services, transportation expenses, chemicals and catalysts, natural gas, utilities, insurance expense, property taxes, and other direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses were $127.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $109.2 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $18.7 million, or 17.1%. The increase in direct operating expenses resulted from increases of $12.0 million, $5.7 million, and $1.0 million from our refining, retail, and wholesale groups, respectively, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate overhead, marketing expenses, public company costs, and stock-based compensation. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $27.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $27.2 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $0.2 million, or 0.7%. The decrease in selling, general, and administrative expenses resulted from decreases of $1.1 million and $0.6 million from our refining and wholesale groups, respectively, offset by an increase in our corporate overhead of $1.5 million. The increase of $1.5 million in corporate overhead was primarily due to increased incentive compensation.

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Maintenance Turnaround Expense. Maintenance turnaround expense includes planned periodic maintenance and repairs generally performed every two to six years, depending on the processing units involved. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we incurred turnaround expenses of $31.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in connection with the planned turnaround at our Gallup refinery. The Gallup turnaround began during the third quarter of 2012 and was completed in October 2012.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $23.6 million compared to $35.6 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $12.0 million, or 33.7%. This decrease was primarily due to the disposal of the Yorktown facility in December 2011.
Operating Income. Operating income was $29.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to operating income of $171.2 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $141.8 million, or 82.8%. The decrease was primarily the result of increased losses from commodity hedging activities between the two periods of $120.1 million and increased direct operating expenses and maintenance turnaround expense, offset by a decrease in selling, general, and administrative expenses and depreciation and amortization.
Interest Income. Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 remained relatively unchanged.
Interest Expense and Other Financing Costs. Interest expense and other financing costs for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $18.0 million (net of capitalized interest of $0.4 million) compared to $33.2 million (net of capitalized interest of $0.1 million) for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $15.2 million, or 45.8%. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower debt levels and lower average cost of borrowing during the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011.
Amortization of Loan Fees. Amortization of loan fees for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $1.6 million compared to $2.3 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $0.7 million, or 30.4%. The decrease was due to the retirement of our Term Loan and resultant write-off of related loan fees.
Other, Net. Other expense, net, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.6 million. For the three months ended September 30, 2011, other expense, net, was $5.2 million. Other expense, net for 2011 includes amounts related to the settlement of a lawsuit.
Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded income tax expense of $3.0 million and $45.7 million, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The effective tax rates for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were 32.0% and 35.0%, respectively, compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was slightly lower primarily due to various discrete items.
Net Income. We reported net income of $6.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, representing $0.07 net earnings per share on weighted average basic and dilutive shares outstanding of 90.1 million. We reported net income of $84.9 million for the same period in 2011, representing $0.94 and $0.81 net earnings per share on weighted average basic and dilutive shares outstanding of 89.2 million and 109.9 million, respectively.
See additional analysis under the Refining, Wholesale, and Retail Segments discussions.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales primarily consist of gross sales of refined products, lubricants, and merchandise, net of customer discounts and excise taxes. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $7,254.9 million compared to $6,794.6 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $460.3 million, or 6.8%. This increase was the result of an increase in sales from our retail, refining, and wholesale groups of $239.3 million, $145.0 million, and $76.0 million, respectively, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation. The average sales price per barrel of refined products for all operating segments including intersegment sales increased from $124.7 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $127.31 for the same period in 2012. Our sales volume increased from 81.7 million barrels to 84.3 million barrels for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively, an increase of 2.6 million barrels, or 3.2%.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold primarily includes cost of crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks, purchased refined products, lubricants and merchandise for resale, and transportation and distribution costs. Cost of products sold was $6,343.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $5,854.3 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $489.3 million, or 8.4%. This increase was primarily the result of an increase in cost of products sold from our retail, refining, and wholesale groups of $211.3 million, $197.2 million, and $80.8 million, respectively, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation. The average cost per barrel of crude oil, feedstocks, and refined products for all operating segments increased from $114.0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 to $117.42 for the same period in 2012. Cost of products sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes $419.7 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $311.2 million in net non-cash

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unrealized losses. Cost of products sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes $173.3 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $114.9 million in net non-cash unrealized losses.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include direct costs of labor, maintenance materials and services, transportation expenses, chemicals and catalysts, natural gas, utilities, insurance expense, property taxes, and other direct operating expenses. Direct operating expenses were $360.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $337.6 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $22.7 million, or 6.7%. The increase in direct operating expenses resulted from an increase in direct operating expenses of our retail and wholesale groups of $20.0 million and $5.7 million, respectively, offset by a decrease in direct operating expenses of our refining group of $3.0 million, net of intercompany transactions that eliminate in consolidation.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of corporate overhead, marketing expenses, public company costs, and stock-based compensation. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $80.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $76.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $4.1 million, or 5.4%. The increase in selling, general, and administrative expenses resulted from increased expenses in our corporate overhead and our retail group of $4.5 million and $1.0 million, respectively, offset by decreases from our refining and wholesale groups of $1.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The increase of $4.5 million in corporate overhead was primarily due to increased incentive compensation.
Gain on Disposal of Assets, Net. Gain on disposal of assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $1.9 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The activity in both periods was primarily related to sales of assets from our refining group.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense. Maintenance turnaround expense includes planned periodic maintenance and repairs generally performed every two to six years, depending on the processing units involved. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we incurred turnaround expenses of $33.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in connection with the planned turnaround at our Gallup refinery. The Gallup turnaround began during the third quarter of 2012 and was completed in October 2012.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $69.1 million compared to $105.3 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $36.2 million, or 34.4%. This decrease was primarily due to the disposal of the Yorktown facility in December 2011.
Operating Income. Operating income was $370.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to operating income of $423.7 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $53.4 million, or 12.6%. The decrease was primarily the result of increased losses from commodity hedging activities between the two periods of $246.4 million that were partially offset by higher period refining margins excluding hedging losses. The operating income decrease was also attributable to an increase in direct operating expenses; selling, general, and administrative expenses; and maintenance turnaround expense. The effect of these increased expenses was partially offset by a decrease in depreciation and amortization.
Interest Income. Interest income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 remained relatively unchanged.
Interest Expense and Other Financing Costs. Interest expense and other financing costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $63.9 million (net of capitalized interest of $1.5 million) compared to $101.2 million (net of capitalized interest of $1.7 million) for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $37.3 million, or 36.9%. This decrease was primarily attributable to lower debt levels and lower average cost of borrowing during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the retirement of our Term Loan and resultant write-off of related loan fees.
Amortization of Loan Fees. Amortization of loan fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $5.2 million compared to $6.9 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $1.7 million, or 24.6%.
Loss on Extinguishment of Debt. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, loss on extinguishment of debt was $7.7 million attributable to the prepayment of our Term Loan. Loss on extinguishment of debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $4.6 million attributable to the amendment of our Term Loan Credit Agreement.
Other, Net. Other income, net, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.6 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, other expense, net, was $4.0 million. Other expense, net for 2011 includes amounts related to the settlement of a lawsuit.
Provision for Income Taxes. We recorded income tax expense of $103.4 million and $110.1 million, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 were 35.1% and 35.8%, respectively, compared to the federal statutory rate of 35%. The effective tax rates for both periods were slightly higher than the statutory rate, primarily due to state tax obligations.

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Net Income. We reported net income of $191.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, representing $2.11 and $1.84 net earnings per share on weighted average basic and dilutive shares outstanding of 89.8 million and 110.4 million, respectively. We reported net income of $197.2 million for the same period in 2011, representing $2.17 and $1.90 net earnings per share on basic and dilutive weighted average shares outstanding of 88.9 million and 109.7 million, respectively.
See additional analysis under the Refining, Wholesale, and Retail Segments discussions.


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Refining Segment
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
2,101,821

 
$
2,279,022

 
$
6,417,032

 
$
6,248,365

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) (1)
1,918,395

 
1,993,683

 
5,686,430

 
5,464,555

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
85,848

 
74,485

 
237,536

 
241,567

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
6,222

 
7,336

 
19,278

 
20,233

Gain on disposal of assets, net

 

 
(1,382
)
 
(3,630
)
Maintenance turnaround expense
31,065

 
632

 
33,377

 
1,336

Depreciation and amortization
19,477

 
31,440

 
56,828

 
92,633

Total operating costs and expenses
2,061,007

 
2,107,576

 
6,032,067

 
5,816,694

Operating income
$
40,814

 
$
171,446

 
$
384,965

 
$
431,671

Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total sales volume (bpd) (2)
184,728

 
201,382

 
187,564

 
186,141

Total refinery production (bpd)
141,712

 
147,491

 
146,662

 
139,344

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (3)
144,198

 
149,556

 
148,981

 
141,453

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (1)(4)
$
13.83

 
$
20.74

 
$
17.90

 
$
20.30

Gross profit (1)(4)
12.36

 
18.45

 
16.51

 
17.90

Direct operating expenses (5)
6.47

 
5.41

 
5.82

 
6.26

The following tables set forth our summary refining throughput and production data for the periods and refineries presented:
All Refineries
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
72,751

 
76,853

 
75,872

 
73,861

Diesel and jet fuel
59,414

 
61,234

 
61,132

 
56,865

Residuum
5,924

 
5,748

 
5,582

 
5,167

Other
3,623

 
3,656

 
4,076

 
3,451

Total refinery production (bpd)
141,712

 
147,491

 
146,662

 
139,344

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
111,922

 
123,677

 
114,055

 
113,043

Sour or heavy crude oil
23,133

 
19,007

 
24,163

 
19,573

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
9,143

 
6,872

 
10,763

 
8,837

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (3)
144,198

 
149,556

 
148,981

 
141,453


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El Paso Refinery
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
60,105

 
60,012

 
60,673

 
57,763

Diesel and jet fuel
53,609

 
54,016

 
54,447

 
50,037

Residuum
5,924

 
5,748

 
5,582

 
5,167

Other
2,938

 
2,879

 
3,234

 
2,679

Total refinery production (bpd)
122,576

 
122,655

 
123,936

 
115,646

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
93,703

 
101,797

 
93,134

 
91,221

Sour or heavy crude oil
23,133

 
19,007

 
24,163

 
19,573

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
7,528

 
3,473

 
8,338

 
6,437

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (3)
124,364

 
124,277

 
125,635

 
117,231

Total sales volume (bpd) (2)
151,161

 
165,235

 
154,267

 
151,795

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (1)(4)
$
28.40

 
$
27.48

 
$
27.37

 
$
24.05

Direct operating expenses (5)
5.21

 
3.48

 
4.55

 
4.38


Gallup Refinery
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Key Operating Statistics
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery product yields (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gasoline
12,646

 
16,841

 
15,199

 
16,098

Diesel and jet fuel
5,805

 
7,218

 
6,685

 
6,828

Other
685

 
777

 
842

 
772

Total refinery production (bpd)
19,136

 
24,836

 
22,726

 
23,698

Refinery throughput (bpd):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweet crude oil
18,219

 
21,880

 
20,921

 
21,822

Other feedstocks and blendstocks
1,615

 
3,399

 
2,425

 
2,400

Total refinery throughput (bpd) (3)
19,834

 
25,279

 
23,346

 
24,222

Total sales volume (bpd) (2)
33,567

 
35,270

 
33,276

 
34,031

Per barrel of throughput:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refinery gross margin (1)(4)
$
29.48

 
$
35.47

 
$
27.63

 
$
28.23

Direct operating expenses (5)
10.97

 
7.68

 
9.04

 
8.27



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The following table reconciles combined gross profit for all refineries to combined gross margin for all refineries for the periods presented:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per barrel data)
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
2,101,821

 
$
2,279,022

 
$
6,417,032

 
$
6,248,365

Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
1,918,395

 
1,993,683

 
5,686,430

 
5,464,555

Depreciation and amortization
19,477

 
31,440

 
56,828

 
92,633

Gross profit
163,949

 
253,899

 
673,774

 
691,177

Plus depreciation and amortization
19,477

 
31,440

 
56,828

 
92,633

Refinery gross margin
$
183,426

 
$
285,339

 
$
730,602

 
$
783,810

Refinery gross margin per refinery throughput barrel
$
13.83

 
$
20.74

 
$
17.90

 
$
20.30

Gross profit per refinery throughput barrel
$
12.36

 
$
18.45

 
$
16.51

 
$
17.90

(1)
Cost of products sold for the combined refining segment includes $47.1 million and $152.8 million of net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging losses, respectively, and $84.9 million and $311.2 million of net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging losses, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. Cost of products sold for the combined refining segment includes $17.1 million and $98.3 million of net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging losses, respectively, and $62.6 million and $116.9 million of net realized and net non-cash unrealized hedging losses, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, respectively. The net non-cash unrealized hedging gains and losses are also included in the combined gross profit and refinery gross margin.
(2)
Sales volume includes sales of refined products sourced primarily from our refinery production as well as refined products purchased from third parties. We purchase additional refined products from third parties to supplement supply to our customers. These products are similar to the products that we currently manufacture and represented 15.1% and 13.3% of our total consolidated sales volumes for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. The majority of the purchased refined products are distributed through our wholesale refined product sales activities in the Mid-Atlantic region where we satisfy our refined product customer sales requirements through a third-party supply agreement.
(3)
Total refinery throughput includes crude oil and other feedstocks and blendstocks.
(4)
Refinery gross margin is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing the difference between net sales and cost of products sold by our refineries’ total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Net realized and net non-cash unrealized economic hedging gains and losses included in the combined refining segment gross margin are not allocated to the individual refineries. Cost of products sold does not include any depreciation or amortization. Refinery gross margin is a non-GAAP performance measure that we believe is important to investors in evaluating our refinery performance as a general indication of the amount above our cost of products that we are able to sell refined products. Each of the components used in this calculation (net sales and cost of products sold) can be reconciled directly to our statement of operations. Our calculation of refinery gross margin may differ from similar calculations of other companies in our industry, thereby limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.
(5)
Refinery direct operating expenses per throughput barrel is calculated by dividing direct operating expenses by total throughput volumes for the respective periods presented. Direct operating expenses do not include any depreciation or amortization.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales primarily consist of gross sales of refined petroleum products, net of customer discounts and excise taxes. Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $2,101.8 million compared to $2,279.0 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $177.2 million, or 7.8%. This decrease was primarily the result of a decrease in sales volumes offset by greater sales prices for refined products. The average sales price per barrel increased from $122.75 in the third quarter of 2011 to $123.67 in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 0.7%. During the third quarter of 2011, we sold 18.5 million barrels of refined products compared to 17.0 million barrels for the same period in 2012.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold includes cost of crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks, purchased products for resale, and transportation and distribution costs. Cost of products sold was

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$1,918.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $1,993.7 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $75.3 million, or 3.8%. This decrease was primarily due to decreased sales volumes offset by greater average crude costs. The average cost per barrel increased from $108.08 in the third quarter of 2011 to $112.88 in the third quarter of 2012, an increase of 4.4%. Refinery gross margin per throughput barrel decreased from $20.74 in the third quarter of 2011 to $13.83 in the third quarter of 2012. Gross profit per barrel, based on the closest comparable GAAP measure to refinery gross margin, was $12.36 and $18.45 for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Cost of products sold for the three months ended September 30, 2012 includes $199.9 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $152.8 million of net unrealized non-cash losses from hedging activities. Cost of products sold for the three months ended September 30, 2011 includes $115.4 million in net realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $98.3 million net unrealized non-cash losses from hedging activities.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include costs associated with the operations of our refineries, such as energy and utility costs, catalyst and chemical costs, routine maintenance, labor, insurance, property taxes, and environmental compliance costs. Direct operating expenses were $85.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $74.5 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $11.3 million, or 15.2%. This increase primarily resulted from increased property tax accruals due to an increase in appraised property values ($11.9 million), maintenance labor, repairs, and supplies ($5.0 million), outside support services ($1.0 million), and facility leases ($0.5 million). These increases were partially offset by decreased energy expenses ($4.9 million), employee expenses ($1.3 million), and chemicals and catalyst expenses ($1.0 million).
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of overhead and marketing expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $6.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $7.3 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $1.1 million, or 15.1%.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense. Maintenance turnaround expense includes planned periodic maintenance and repairs generally performed every two to six years, depending on the processing units involved. During the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we incurred turnaround expenses of $31.1 million and $0.6 million, respectively, in connection with the planned turnaround at our Gallup refinery. The Gallup turnaround began during the third quarter of 2012 and was completed in October 2012.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $19.5 million compared to $31.4 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the disposal of the Yorktown facility in December 2011.
Operating Income. Operating income was $40.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $171.4 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $130.6 million. This decrease was attributable primarily to increased losses from commodity hedging activities of $84.5 million in the third quarter 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease was also partially driven by higher maintenance turnaround and direct operating expenses.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales primarily consist of gross sales of refined petroleum products, net of customer discounts, and excise taxes. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $6,417.0 million compared to $6,248.4 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $168.6 million, or 2.7%. This increase was the result of higher sales volumes and higher sales prices for refined products in the current period. During the first nine months of 2011, we sold 50.8 million barrels of refined products compared to 51.4 million barrels for the same period in 2012. The average sales price per barrel increased from $122.67 in the first nine months of 2011 to $124.86 in the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 1.8%.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold includes cost of crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks, purchased products for resale, and transportation and distribution costs. Cost of products sold was $5,686.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $5,464.6 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $221.8 million, or 4.1%. This increase was primarily due to increased sales volumes and greater average crude prices. The average cost per barrel increased from $107.72 in the first nine months of 2011 to $110.65 in the first nine months of 2012, an increase of 2.7%. Refinery gross margin per throughput barrel decreased from $20.30 in the first nine months of 2011 to $17.90 in the first nine months of 2012. Gross profit per barrel, based on the closest comparable GAAP measure to refinery gross margin, was $16.51 and $17.90 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Cost of products sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes $396.1 million in realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $311.2 million of net unrealized non-cash losses from hedging activities. Cost of products sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes $179.5 million in realized and unrealized economic hedging losses including $116.9 million of net unrealized non-cash losses from hedging activities.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include costs associated with the operations of our refineries, such as energy and utility costs, catalyst and chemical costs, routine maintenance, labor,

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insurance, property taxes, and environmental compliance costs. Direct operating expenses were $237.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $241.6 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $4.1 million, or 1.7%. This decrease primarily resulted from decreased energy expenses ($13.6 million), maintenance labor, repairs and supplies ($3.5 million), chemicals and catalyst ($0.7 million), insurance expense ($0.4 million), employee expenses ($0.2 million), and other expenses ($0.6 million). These decreases were partially offset by increased property taxes due to an increase in appraised property values ($11.7 million), outside support services ($2.6 million), and facility leases ($0.3 million).
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of overhead and marketing expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $19.3 million and $20.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Gain on Disposal of Assets, Net. Gain on disposal of assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was $1.4 million and $3.6 million, respectively. The net gains in both periods were primarily the result of separate transactions relating to the sale of catalyst from our refineries.
Maintenance Turnaround Expense. Maintenance turnaround expense includes planned periodic maintenance and repairs generally performed every two to six years, depending on the processing units involved. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we incurred turnaround expenses of $33.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in connection with the planned turnaround at our Gallup refinery. The Gallup turnaround began during the third quarter of 2012 and was completed in October 2012.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $56.8 million compared to $92.6 million for the same period in 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the disposal of the Yorktown facility in December 2011.
Operating Income. Operating income was $385.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to operating income of $431.7 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $46.7 million. This decrease was attributable primarily to increased losses on commodity hedging activities in the current period of $216.6 million that were partially offset by higher period refining margins excluding hedging losses. The impact of these increased expenses was offset by decreased depreciation and amortization.


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Wholesale Segment
 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Statement of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
1,303,750

 
$
1,251,766

 
$
3,739,836

 
$
3,553,787

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
1,282,657

 
1,217,783

 
3,656,539

 
3,463,033

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
17,215

 
17,168

 
52,315

 
49,230

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
2,483

 
3,075

 
7,607

 
7,992

Gain on disposal of assets, net

 

 
(509
)
 

Depreciation and amortization
922

 
1,033

 
2,826

 
3,257

Total operating costs and expenses
1,303,277

 
1,239,059

 
3,718,778

 
3,523,512

Operating income
$
473

 
$
12,707

 
$
21,058

 
$
30,275

Operating Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel gallons sold (in thousands)
411,024

 
400,277

 
1,164,398

 
1,141,867

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.04

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.07

Lubricant sales
$
33,052

 
$
30,888

 
$
96,939

 
$
86,242

Lubricant margin (2)
9.9
%
 
11.2
%
 
10.0
%
 
12.0
%

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel sales
$
1,355,561

 
$
1,306,021

 
$
3,887,313

 
$
3,719,216

Excise taxes included in fuel sales
(93,023
)
 
(92,841
)
 
(270,096
)
 
(275,555
)
Lubricant sales
33,052

 
30,888

 
96,939

 
86,242

Other sales
8,160

 
7,698

 
25,680

 
23,884

Net sales
$
1,303,750

 
$
1,251,766

 
$
3,739,836

 
$
3,553,787

Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel cost of products sold
$
1,341,229

 
$
1,280,306

 
$
3,826,462

 
$
3,653,258

Excise taxes included in fuel cost of products sold
(93,023
)
 
(92,841
)
 
(270,096
)
 
(275,555
)
Lubricant cost of products sold
29,791

 
27,426

 
87,271

 
75,850

Other cost of products sold
4,660

 
2,892

 
12,902

 
9,480

Cost of products sold
$
1,282,657

 
$
1,217,783

 
$
3,656,539

 
$
3,463,033

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.04

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.07


(1)
Wholesale fuel margin per gallon is a function of the difference between wholesale fuel sales and cost of fuel sales divided by the number of total gallons sold less gallons sold to our retail segment. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.
(2)
Lubricant margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between lubricant sales and lubricant cost of products sold by lubricant sales. Lubricant margin is a measure frequently used in the petroleum products wholesale industry to measure operating results related to lubricant sales.


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Our wholesale segment entered into a supply and marketing agreement with a third party covering activities related to our refined product supply, hedging, and sales in the Mid-Atlantic region on August 31, 2012. Under the Supply Agreement, we will receive monthly distribution amounts from the Supplier equal to one-half of the amount by which our refined product sales price exceeds the Supplier's costs of acquiring, transporting and hedging the refined product. To the extent our refined product sales price does not exceed the Refined Product Costs during any month, we will pay one-half of that amount to the Supplier. Our payments to the Supplier are limited in an aggregate annual amount of $2.0 million. Under this arrangement we record revenues when we sell product to our customers and all amounts we pay to or receive from the third party are recorded in cost of products sold.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales consist primarily of sales of refined products net of excise taxes, lubricants, and freight. Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $1,303.8 million compared to $1,251.8 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $52.0 million, or 4.2%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average sales price of refined products coupled with an increase in sales price of lubricants. The average sales price per gallon of refined products, including excise taxes, increased from $3.26 in the third quarter of 2011 to $3.30 in the third quarter of 2012. Fuel sales volume increased from 400.3 million gallons in the third quarter of 2011 to 411.0 million gallons for the same period in 2012. Fuel sales volume for the three months ended September 30, 2012 included 65.6 million gallons sold to our retail group compared to 56.5 million gallons for the same period during 2011. The average sales price per gallon of lubricants increased from $11.11 in the third quarter of 2011 to $11.15 in the third quarter of 2012.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold includes costs of refined products net of excise taxes, lubricants, and delivery freight. Cost of products sold was $1,282.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $1,217.8 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $64.9 million, or 5.3%. This increase was primarily due to increased costs of refined products coupled with an increase in the cost of lubricants. The average cost per gallon of refined products, including excise taxes, increased from $3.20 in the third quarter of 2011 to $3.26 in the third quarter of 2012. The average cost of lubricants per gallon increased from $9.86 in the third quarter of 2011 to $10.05 in the third quarter of 2012. Cost of products sold includes $26.0 million in realized economic hedging losses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $9.5 million in net realized and unrealized gains for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include costs associated with the operations of our wholesale division such as labor, repairs and maintenance, rentals and leases, insurance, property taxes, and environmental compliance costs. Direct operating expenses were $17.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of overhead and marketing expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $2.5 million compared to $3.1 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 19.4%.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.9 million compared to $1.0 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 10.0%.
Operating Income. Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.5 million compared to $12.7 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $12.2 million, or 96.1%. The decrease was primarily due to decreased fuel margins resulting in part from the increase in realized economic hedging losses.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales consist primarily of sales of refined products net of excise taxes, lubricants, and freight. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $3,739.8 million compared to $3,553.8 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $186.0 million, or 5.2%. This increase was primarily due to an increase in the average sales price of refined products, fuel sales volume, and sales price of lubricants. The average sales price per gallon of refined products, including excise taxes, increased from $3.26 in the first nine months of 2011 to $3.34 in the first nine months of 2012. Fuel sales volume increased from 1,141.9 million gallons in the first nine months of 2011 to 1,164.4 million gallons for the same period in 2012. Fuel sales volume for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 included 182.0 million gallons sold to our retail group compared to 152.9 million gallons for the same period during 2011. The average sales price per gallon of lubricants increased from $10.65 in the first nine months of 2011 to $11.17 in the first nine months of 2012.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold includes costs of refined products net of excise taxes, lubricants, and delivery freight. Cost of products sold was $3,656.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $3,463.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $193.5 million, or 5.6%. This

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increase was primarily due to increased costs of refined products, purchased fuel volume, and cost of lubricants. The average cost per gallon of refined products, including excise taxes, increased from $3.20 in the first nine months of 2011 to $3.29 in the first nine months of 2012. The average cost of lubricants per gallon increased from $9.37 in the first nine months of 2011 to $10.05 in the first nine months of 2012. Cost of products sold includes $23.6 million in realized economic hedging losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and $6.2 million in net realized and unrealized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include costs associated with the operations of our wholesale division such as labor, repairs and maintenance, rentals and leases, insurance, property taxes, and environmental compliance costs. Direct operating expenses were $52.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $49.2 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $3.1 million, or 6.3%. This increase was partially due to increased outside support services due to terminaling and storage fees ($1.7 million), personnel costs ($0.5 million), and lease expense ($0.4 million).
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of overhead and marketing expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $7.6 million compared to $8.0 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $0.4 million, or 5.0%.
Gain on Disposal of Assets, Net. Gain on disposal of assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $0.5 million related primarily to gains on lease buy-outs and subsequent sale of 17 fuel tanker trucks.
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $2.8 million compared to $3.3 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $0.5 million, or 15.2%.
Operating Income. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $21.1 million compared to $30.3 million for the same period in 2011, a decrease of $9.2 million, or 30.4%. The decrease was primarily due to decreased fuel margins resulting in part from the increase in realized economic hedging losses, operating losses incurred from our Mid-Atlantic wholesale operations, and increased direct operating expenses in the first nine months ended September 30, 2012.


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Retail Segment

 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Statement of Operations Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales (including intersegment sales)
$
322,059

 
$
258,001

 
$
908,398

 
$
670,163

Operating costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of products sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
285,690

 
230,001

 
805,697

 
595,514

Direct operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
26,816

 
21,098

 
75,739

 
55,696

Selling, general, and administrative expenses
2,058

 
2,010

 
5,967

 
5,032

Depreciation and amortization
2,736

 
2,410

 
7,858

 
7,232

Total operating costs and expenses
317,300

 
255,519

 
895,261

 
663,474

Operating income
$
4,759

 
$
2,482

 
$
13,137

 
$
6,689

Operating Data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel gallons sold (in thousands)
77,695

 
62,170

 
216,220

 
160,133

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

Merchandise sales
$
67,056

 
$
55,478

 
$
186,542

 
$
148,596

Merchandise margin (2)
28.6
%
 
27.9
%
 
29.1
%
 
28.2
%
Operating retail outlets at period end
 
 
 
 
222

 
172


 
Three Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands, except per gallon data)
Net Sales
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel sales
$
274,833

 
$
218,261

 
$
776,110

 
$
562,692

Excise taxes included in fuel sales
(29,211
)
 
(22,092
)
 
(82,714
)
 
(59,757
)
Merchandise sales
67,056

 
55,478

 
186,542

 
148,596

Other sales
9,381

 
6,354

 
28,460

 
18,632

Net sales
$
322,059

 
$
258,001

 
$
908,398

 
$
670,163

Cost of Products Sold
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fuel cost of products sold
$
259,645

 
$
207,229

 
$
733,874

 
$
534,227

Excise taxes included in fuel cost of products sold
(29,211
)
 
(22,092
)
 
(82,714
)
 
(59,757
)
Merchandise cost of products sold
47,892

 
39,976

 
132,227

 
106,659

Other cost of products sold
7,364

 
4,888

 
22,310

 
14,385

Cost of products sold
$
285,690

 
$
230,001

 
$
805,697

 
$
595,514

Fuel margin per gallon (1)
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.18

(1)
Fuel margin per gallon is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between fuel sales and cost of fuel sales for our retail segment by the number of gallons sold. Fuel margin per gallon is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to fuel sales.
(2)
Merchandise margin is a measurement calculated by dividing the difference between merchandise sales and merchandise cost of products sold by merchandise sales. Merchandise margin is a measure frequently used in the convenience store industry to measure operating results related to merchandise sales.

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales consist primarily of gross sales of gasoline and diesel fuel net of excise taxes, general merchandise, and beverage and food products. Net sales for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $322.1 million compared to $258.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $64.1 million, or 24.8%. This increase was primarily due to new retail outlet sales, an increase in the sales price of gasoline, diesel fuel, merchandise sales, and higher fuel sales volume. The average sales price per gallon including excise taxes increased from $3.51 in the third quarter of 2011 to $3.54 in the third quarter of 2012. Fuel sales volume increased from 62.2 million gallons in the third quarter of 2011 to 77.7 million gallons in the third quarter of 2012, of which 18.0 million gallons were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012. Also contributing to this increase were higher merchandise sales, of which $12.1 million were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold includes costs of gasoline and diesel fuel net of excise taxes, general merchandise, and beverage and food products. Cost of products sold was $285.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $230.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $55.7 million, or 24.2%. This increase was primarily the result of higher purchased fuel volume, increased merchandise costs, of which $8.5 million were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012, and increased cost of gasoline and diesel fuel. Average fuel cost per gallon including excise taxes increased from $3.33 in the third quarter of 2011 to $3.34 in the third quarter of 2012.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include costs associated with the operations of our retail division such as labor, repairs and maintenance, rentals and leases, insurance, property taxes, and environmental compliance costs. Direct operating expenses were $26.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $21.1 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $5.7 million, or 27.0%. This increase was primarily due to increased personnel costs ($2.3 million), rent expense ($1.4 million), credit card fees ($0.8 million), utilities ($0.4 million), property taxes ($0.2 million), and operating materials and supplies ($0.1 million). Direct operating expenses of $6.7 million were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of overhead and marketing expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $2.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $0.1 million, or 5.0%. This increase was primarily due to increased information technology costs ($0.1 million).
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $2.7 million compared to $2.4 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $0.3 million, or 12.5%.
Operating Income. Operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $4.8 million compared to $2.5 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $2.3 million, or 92.0%. This increase was primarily due to increased fuel and merchandise margins offset by increased direct operating expenses in the third quarter of 2012.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Net Sales. Net sales consist primarily of gross sales of gasoline and diesel fuel net of excise taxes, general merchandise, and beverage and food products. Net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $908.4 million compared to $670.2 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $238.2 million, or 35.5%. This increase was primarily due to new retail outlet sales, an increase in the sales price of gasoline, diesel fuel, merchandise sales, and higher fuel sales volume. The average sales price per gallon including excise taxes increased from $3.51 in the first nine months of 2011 to $3.59 in the first nine months of 2012. Fuel sales volume increased from 160.1 million gallons in the first nine months of 2011 to 216.2 million gallons in the first nine months of 2012, of which 45.3 million gallons were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012. Also contributing to this increase were higher merchandise sales, of which $29.9 million were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012.
Cost of Products Sold (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Cost of products sold includes costs of gasoline and diesel fuel net of excise taxes, general merchandise, and beverage and food products. Cost of products sold was $805.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $595.5 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $210.2 million, or 35.3%. This increase was primarily due to new retail outlet costs, increased costs of gasoline, diesel fuel, merchandise, and purchased fuel volume. Average fuel cost per gallon including excise taxes increased from $3.34 in the first nine months of 2011 to $3.39 in the first nine months of 2012. Also contributing to this increase were higher merchandise cost of sales, of which $20.7 million were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012.
Direct Operating Expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization). Direct operating expenses include costs associated with the operations of our retail division such as labor, repairs and maintenance, rentals and leases, insurance, property taxes,

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and environmental compliance costs. Direct operating expenses were $75.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $55.7 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $20.0 million, or 35.9%. This increase was primarily due to increased personnel costs ($7.9 million), rent expense ($4.2 million), credit card fees ($3.1 million), utilities ($1.5 million), property taxes ($0.9 million), and operating materials and supplies ($0.7 million). Direct operating expenses of $16.9 million were due to the new retail outlets added during the fourth quarter of 2011 and first nine months of 2012.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses consist primarily of overhead and marketing expenses. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $6.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to $5.0 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $1.0 million, or 20.0%. This increase was primarily due to increased personnel costs ($0.6 million).
Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $7.9 million compared to $7.2 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $0.7 million, or 9.7%.
Operating Income. Operating income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $13.1 million compared to $6.7 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $6.4 million, or 95.5%. This increase was primarily due to increased fuel and merchandise margins, offset by increased direct operating expenses and selling, general, and administrative expenses in the first nine months of 2012.


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Outlook
Our refining margins were stronger in the first nine months of 2012 compared to the first nine months of 2011. The Gulf Coast benchmark 3:2:1 crack spread improved to $29.34 in the first nine months of 2012 from $25.64 in the first nine months of 2011. Our margins continue to be positively impacted by the discount of WTI crude oil to Brent crude oil, as all of our crude oil purchases are based on pricing tied to WTI. However, the WTI/Brent discount has been volatile over the past year due to new and proposed crude oil pipeline capacity additions in the Permian Basin and at Cushing, Oklahoma. These capacity additions could reduce the WTI/Brent discount in future quarters. Permian Basin crude oil production continues to increase, which could provide additional cost-advantaged crude oil in the region. We expect this trend to continue. Thus far in the fourth quarter of 2012, we continue to have strong refining margins. Additionally, the widening price differentials between WTI Cushing crude oil and WTI Midland crude oil contributed to our refining margins in the first and second quarters. Although the WTI Cushing/WTI Midland differential was weaker in the third quarter, it continued to be stronger than historical levels. Thus far in the fourth quarter, this differential has widened when compared to the third quarter of 2012. The Gulf Coast benchmark 3:2:1 crack spread for October, 2012 was $32.09.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary sources of liquidity are cash generated from our operating activities, existing cash balances, and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Agreement. We ended the quarter with $509.8 million of cash and cash equivalents and $646.6 million in gross availability under our Revolving Credit Agreement reduced by $295.9 million in outstanding letters of credit. As of September 30, 2012, we had no direct borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement and paid the remaining balance on the Term Loan. The Term Loan payment was made using the remaining restricted cash.
On July 18, 2012, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million. We may repurchase shares from time-to-time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or otherwise, subject to market conditions, as well as corporate, regulatory, and other considerations. Our board of directors authorized this share repurchase program through July 31, 2013, but may discontinue the program at its discretion at any time prior to that date. During the third quarter of 2012, we purchased 296,364 shares as part of our share repurchase program at a cost of $7.7 million. As of October 26, 2012, we had purchased an additional 2,239,091 shares at a cost of $55.1 million.

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Cash Flows
The following table sets forth our cash flows for the periods indicated:
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
596,297

 
$
400,551

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
89,924

 
(33,045
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(347,206
)
 
(24,783
)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
$
339,015

 
$
342,723

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $596.3 million compared to $400.6 million for the same period in 2011. The increase in net cash from operating activities was primarily due to an increase in net income as adjusted for non-cash operating items period over period and changes from working capital components, primarily inventories and prepaid expenses.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was used primarily to fund $130.7 million in capital expenditures and to pay $322.9 million in long-term debt and $14.5 million in dividends.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was supplemented by gross proceeds from the sale of assets of $11.6 million and was used primarily to fund $44.7 million in capital expenditures and pay $26.7 million in long-term debt.
Capital Expenditures
We currently expect to spend between $170.0 million and $180.0 million (excluding capitalized interest) in capital expenditures for all of 2012. The total estimate includes regulatory spending of $18.0 million for completion of a new wastewater treatment plant and $43.0 million related to various EPA Initiative projects at our El Paso and Gallup refineries.
Indebtedness
Our capital structure at September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2011
 
(In thousands)
Debt, including current maturities:
 
 
 
11.25% Senior Secured Notes, due 2017, net of unamortized discount of $19,775 and $22,669 for 2012 and 2011, respectively
$
305,225

 
$
302,331

Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes, due 2014, net of unamortized discount of $13,811 for 2011

 
261,189

5.75% Convertible Senior Notes, due 2014, net of conversion feature of $25,455 and $37,931 for 2012 and 2011, respectively
189,995

 
177,519

Term Loan, net of unamortized discount of $3,018 for 2011 with average interest rates of 7.50% and 8.56% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively

 
320,357

5.50% promissory note, due 2015
569

 
966

Revolving Credit Agreement

 

Long-term debt
495,789

 
1,062,362

Stockholders’ equity
999,271

 
882,970

Total capitalization
$
1,495,060

 
$
1,945,332


The Senior Secured Notes are not redeemable until June 15, 2013. We may redeem the Senior Secured Notes at our option beginning on June 15, 2013 through June 14, 2014 at a premium of 5.6%; from June 15, 2014 through June 14, 2015 at a premium of 2.8%; and at par thereafter.
On December 21, 2011, we redeemed the entire tranche of the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes at a premium to par of 5%. The Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes paid interest quarterly at a per annum rate, reset quarterly, equal to three-month

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LIBOR (subject to a LIBOR floor of 3.25%) plus 7.50%. Through December 21, 2011, the interest rate on the Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes was 10.75%.
The Convertible Senior Notes are unsecured and pay interest semi-annually in arrears at a rate of 5.75% per annum. As of September 30, 2012, the if-converted value of the Convertible Senior Notes exceeded its principal amount by $311.3 million. The Convertible Senior Notes are presently convertible at the option of the holder. The current conversion rate is 93.3790 to each $1,000 of principal amount of Convertible Senior Notes. The Convertible Senior Notes will also be convertible in any future calendar quarter (prior to maturity) whenever the last reported sale price of our common stock exceeds 130% of the applicable conversion price in effect for the Notes on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter for twenty days in the thirty consecutive trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter. If any Convertible Senior Notes are surrendered for conversion, we may elect to satisfy our obligations upon conversion through the delivery of shares of our common stock, in cash, or a combination thereof.
On March 29, 2011, we entered into an amended and restated Term Loan Credit Agreement. To effect this amendment and restatement, we paid $3.7 million in amendment fees. As a result of this amendment, the Company recognized a $4.6 million loss on extinguishment of debt. In addition to our scheduled Term Loan payment of $0.8 million made during the first quarter of 2012, we made non-mandatory prepayments of $30.0 million and $291.8 million during the first and second quarters of 2012, respectively. As a result of the repayment of the Term Loan, we recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $7.7 million.
On September 22, 2011, we entered into an amended and restated Revolving Credit Agreement. Lenders under the agreement extended $1.0 billion in revolving line commitments that mature on September 22, 2016 and incorporate a borrowing base tied to eligible accounts receivable and inventory. The agreement also provides for letters of credit and swing line loans and provides for a quarterly commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.50% per annum subject to adjustment based upon the average utilization ratio under the agreement and letter of credit fees ranging from 2.50% to 3.25% per annum, payable quarterly, subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability. Borrowings can be either base rate loans plus a margin ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% or LIBOR loans plus a margin ranging from 2.50% to 3.25% subject to adjustment based upon the average excess availability under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The interest rate margins and letter of credit fees are to be reduced by 0.25% upon our achievement and maintenance of a certain fixed charge coverage ratio. Prior to September 22, 2011, the Revolving Credit Agreement included commitments of $800.0 million composed of a $145.0 million tranche maturing on May 31, 2012 and a $655.0 million tranche maturing on January 1, 2015. Interest rates ranged from 3.00% to 4.50% over LIBOR. Our subsidiaries guarantee the Revolving Credit Agreement on a joint and several basis.
Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
We entered into various leases during April 2012 related to our retail operations. These leases provide for average annual rental payments of $1.6 million over the next 20 years. A complete summary of our future contractual obligations and commercial commitments as of December 31, 2011 can be found in our 2011 annual report on Form 10-K under Part I, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments.

Dividends
On October 16, 2012, we declared a fourth quarter 2012 cash dividend of $0.08 per share on our common stock. The aggregate dividend of $7.1 million is scheduled to be paid on November 9, 2012 to stockholders of record at the close of business on October 26, 2012. We anticipate paying future quarterly dividends, subject to the Board of Director's approval and compliance with our outstanding financing agreements.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
Commodity price fluctuation is our primary source of market risk.
Commodity Price Risk
We are exposed to market risks related to the volatility of crude oil and refined product prices, as well as volatility in the price of natural gas used in our refinery operations. Our financial results can be affected significantly by fluctuations in these prices, which depend on many factors, including demand for crude oil, gasoline, and other refined products; changes in the economy; worldwide production levels; worldwide inventory levels; and governmental regulatory initiatives. Our risk management strategy identifies circumstances in which we may utilize the commodity futures market to manage risk associated with these price fluctuations or to fix sales margins on future gasoline and distillate production.
In order to manage the uncertainty relating to inventory price volatility, we have generally applied a policy of maintaining inventories at or below a targeted operating level. In the past, circumstances have occurred, such as turnaround schedules or shifts in market demand, that have resulted in variances between our actual inventory level and our desired target level. We may utilize the commodity futures market to manage these anticipated inventory variances.
We maintain inventories of crude oil, other feedstocks and blendstocks, and refined products, the values of which are subject to wide fluctuations in market prices driven by worldwide economic conditions, regional and global inventory levels, and seasonal conditions. At September 30, 2012, we held approximately 4.7 million barrels of crude oil, refined product, and other inventories valued under the LIFO valuation method with an average cost of $53.84 per barrel. At September 30, 2012, the excess of the current cost of our crude oil, refined products, and other feedstocks and blendstocks inventories over aggregated LIFO costs was $195.9 million.
All commodity futures contracts, price swaps, and options are recorded at fair value and any changes in fair value between periods are recorded under cost of products sold in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
We selectively utilize commodity hedging instruments to manage our price exposure to our LIFO inventory positions or to fix margins on certain future sales volumes. The commodity hedging instruments may take the form of futures contracts, price and crack spread swaps, or options and are entered into with counterparties that we believe to be creditworthy. We elected not to pursue hedge accounting treatment for financial accounting purposes on instruments used to manage price exposure to inventory positions. The financial instruments used to fix margins on future sales volumes do not qualify for hedge accounting. Therefore, changes in the fair value of these hedging instruments are included in income in the period of change. Net gains or losses associated with these transactions are reflected in cost of products sold at the end of each period.
For the three months ended September 30, 2012, we had $225.9 million in net losses settled or accounted for using mark-to-market accounting. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we had $419.7 million in net losses settled or accounted for using mark-to-market accounting. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we had $105.9 million and $173.3 million, respectively, in net losses settled or accounted for using mark-to-market accounting.
At September 30, 2012, we had open commodity hedging instruments consisting of crude oil futures and refined product price swaps on a net 27,549,929 barrels primarily to fix the margin on a portion of our future gasoline and distillate production and to protect the value of certain crude oil, refined product, and blendstock inventories. These open instruments had total unrealized net loss at September 30, 2012 of $129.1 million compared to total unrealized net gain of $182.1 million at December 31, 2011. These net unrealized losses consist of both short-term and long-term realized and non-cash unrealized gains and losses of $9.4 million in other current assets, $89.4 million in current liabilities, and $49.1 million in other long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2012. A change of 10% in future crack spread swaps and inventory positions would result in an increase or decrease in the related fair values of the commodity hedging instruments of $12.9 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, we did not have any commodity based instruments that were designated and accounted for as fair value cash flow hedges.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as of September 30, 2012. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2012.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 2012 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Part II

Item 1A. Risk Factors
We discuss the risks we face in our 2011 annual report on Form 10-K under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors. In addition to the risks described therein, we present the following update to the risk factor entitled "Terrorist attacks, threats of war, or actual war may negatively affect our operations, financial condition, results of operations and prospects" therein to describe the cyber-security risks we face.
Terrorist attacks, cyber-attacks, threats of war, or actual war may negatively affect our operations, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Terrorist attacks in the U.S. as well as events occurring in response to or in connection with them, may adversely affect our operations, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Energy related assets (which could include refineries and terminals such as ours or pipelines such as the ones on which we depend for our crude oil supply and refined product distribution) may be at greater risk of future terrorist attacks than other possible targets. A direct attack on our assets or assets used by us could have a material adverse effect on our operations, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In addition, any terrorist attack could have an adverse impact on energy prices, including prices for our crude oil and refined products, and an adverse impact on the margins from our refining and marketing operations. In addition, disruption or significant increases in energy prices could result in government imposed price controls.
We are dependent on our technology infrastructure and maintain and rely upon certain critical information systems for the effective operation of our business. These information systems include data network and telecommunications, internet access and our websites, and various computer hardware equipment and software applications, including those that are critical to the safe operation of our refineries, pipelines, and terminals. These information systems are subject to damage or interruption from a number of potential sources including natural disasters, software viruses or other malware, power failures, cyber-attacks, and other events. To the extent that these information systems are under our control, we have implemented measures such as virus protection software, intrusion detection systems, and emergency recovery processes, to address the outlined risks. However, security measures for information systems cannot be guaranteed to be failsafe. Any compromise of our data security or our inability to use or access these information systems at critical points in time could unfavorably impact the timely and efficient operation of our business and subject us to additional costs and liabilities.
While we currently maintain some insurance that provides coverage against terrorist attacks, such insurance has become increasingly expensive and difficult to obtain. As a result, insurance providers may not continue to offer this coverage to us on terms that we consider affordable, or at all.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

On July 18, 2012, our board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million. We may repurchase shares from time-to-time through open market transactions, block trades, privately negotiated transactions, accelerated share repurchase transactions, or otherwise, subject to market conditions, as well as corporate, regulatory, and other considerations. Our board of directors authorized this share repurchase program through July 31, 2013, but may discontinue the program at its discretion at any time prior to that date.

The following table presents shares repurchased, by month, during the third quarter of 2012.
 
Total number of shares purchased
 
Average price paid per share (1)
 
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs
 
Maximum dollar value that may yet be purchased under the program (in thousands)
July 1 - July 31

 
$

 

 
$
200,000

August 1 - August 31

 

 

 
200,000

September 1 - September 30
296,364

 
25.85

 
296,364

 
192,334

 
296,364

 
25.85

 
296,364

 
 
(1) Average price per share excludes commissions.

As of October 26, 2012, we have repurchased an additional 2,239,091 shares at a cost of $55.1 million.

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Item 6. Exhibits
Number
 
Exhibit Title
 
 
 
 
31.1*
 
Certification Statement of Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
31.2*
 
Certification Statement of Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.1*
 
Certification Statement of Chief Executive Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
32.2*
 
Certification Statement of Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
101**
 
Interactive Data Files
*
 
Filed herewith.
 
 
 
**
 
As provided in Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this information is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.
WESTERN REFINING, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Signature
 
Title
 
Date
 
 
 
 
 
/s/ Gary R. Dalke
 
 
Chief Financial Officer 
 
November 1, 2012
Gary R. Dalke
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 

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