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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

PBF Holding entered into agreements with PBFX that establish fees for certain general and administrative services, and operational and maintenance services provided by the Company to PBFX. In addition, the Company executed terminal and storage services agreements with PBFX under which PBFX provides commercial transportation, terminaling and storage services to the Company.

Contribution Agreements
On May 8, 2014, PBFX, PBF GP, PBF Energy, PBF LLC, PBF Holding, Delaware City Refining Company LLC, Delaware City Terminaling Company LLC ("Delaware City Terminaling") and Toledo Refining Company LLC ("TRC") entered into the Contribution and Conveyance Agreement (the “Contribution Agreement I”). On May 14, 2014, concurrent with the closing of the PBFX Offering, the following transactions occurred pursuant to the Contribution Agreement I:

DCR distributed all of the interests in Delaware City Terminaling and TRC distributed the Toledo Truck Terminal, in each case, to PBF Holding at their historical cost.
PBF Holding contributed, at their historical cost, (i) all of the interests in Delaware City Terminaling and (ii) the Toledo Truck Terminal to PBFX in exchange for (a) 74,053 common units and 15,886,553 subordinated units representing an aggregate 50.2% limited partner interest in PBFX, (b) all of PBFX’s incentive distribution rights, (c) the right to receive a distribution of $30,000 from PBFX as reimbursement for certain preformation capital expenditures attributable to the contributed assets, and (d) the right to receive a distribution of $298,664; and in connection with the foregoing, PBFX redeemed PBF Holding’s initial partner interests in PBFX for $1.
PBF Holding distributed to PBF LLC (i) its interest in PBF GP, (ii) the common units, subordinated units and incentive distribution rights, (iii) the right to receive a distribution of $30,000 as reimbursement for certain preformation capital expenditures, and (iv) the right to receive a distribution of $298,664.
On September 30, 2014, PBF LLC and PBFX closed the transaction contemplated by the Contribution Agreement dated September 16, 2014 (the "Contribution Agreement II"). Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement II, PBF Holding distributed to PBF LLC all of the equity interests of DCT II, which assets consist solely of the DCR West Rack, immediately prior to the transfer of such equity interests by PBF LLC to PBFX. The DCR West Rack was previously owned and operated by PBF Holding’s subsidiary, DCT II, and is located at the Company's Delaware City, Delaware refinery. PBFX paid to PBF LLC total consideration of $150,000, consisting of $135,000 of cash and $15,000 of PBFX common units in exchange for the DCR West Rack.
On December 11, 2014, PBF LLC and PBFX also closed the transaction contemplated by the Contribution Agreement dated December 2, 2014 (the "Contribution Agreement III"). Pursuant to the terms of the Contribution Agreement III, PBF Holding distributed to PBF LLC all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Toledo Terminaling, which assets consist of the Toledo Storage Facility. PBF LLC then contributed to PBFX all of the equity interests of Toledo Terminaling for total consideration of $150,000, consisting of $135,000 of cash and $15,000 of PBFX common units, or 620,935 common units.

Commercial Agreements
In connection with the contribution agreements described above, PBF Holding entered into long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBFX. Under these agreements, PBFX provides various rail and truck terminaling services and storage services to PBF Holding and PBF Holding has committed to provide PBFX with minimum fees based on minimum monthly throughput volumes of crude oil. The fees under each of these agreements are indexed for inflation and any increase in operating costs for providing such services to the Company.
Delaware City Rail Terminaling Services Agreement
On May 14, 2014, concurrent with the closing of the PBFX Offering, PBF Holding entered into a rail terminaling services agreement with PBFX to obtain terminaling services at the DCR Rail Terminal (the “DCR Terminaling Agreement”). Under the DCR Terminaling Agreement, PBF Holding was obligated to throughput aggregate volumes of crude oil of at least 75,000 bpd through September 30, 2014 and of at least 85,000 bpd for each quarter thereafter (in each case, calculated on a quarterly average basis) for a terminaling service fee of $2.00 per barrel, which will decrease to $0.50 per barrel to the extent volumes exceed the minimum throughput commitment. PBF Holding also pays PBFX for providing related ancillary services at the terminal that are specified in the agreement. The terminaling service fee is subject to (i) increase or decrease on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2015, by the amount of any change in the Producer Price Index, provided that the fee may not be adjusted below the initial amount and (ii) increase by the increase in any operating costs that increase greater than the Producer Price Index reasonably incurred by PBFX in connection with providing the services and ancillary services under the DCR Terminaling Agreement. The agreement will terminate on the first December 31st following the seventh anniversary and may be extended, at PBF Holding's option, for up to two additional five-year terms.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, PBF Holding paid PBFX $36,640 for fees related to the DCR Terminaling Agreement.
Toledo Truck Unloading & Terminaling Agreement
On May 14, 2014, concurrent with the closing of the PBFX Offering, PBF Holding entered into a truck unloading and terminaling services agreement with PBFX to obtain terminaling services at the Toledo Truck Terminal (as amended the “Toledo Terminaling Agreement”). Under the Toledo Terminaling Agreement, PBF Holding was obligated to throughput aggregate volumes of crude oil of at least 4,000 bpd (calculated on a quarterly average basis) for a terminaling service fee of $1.00 per barrel. The Toledo Terminaling Agreement was amended and restated effective as of June 1, 2014, to among other things, increase the minimum throughput volume commitment from 4,000 bpd to 5,500 bpd beginning August 1, 2014. PBF Holding also pays PBFX for providing related ancillary services at the terminal which are specified in the Toledo Terminaling Agreement. The terminaling service fee is subject to (i) increase or decrease on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2015, by the amount of any change in the Producer Price Index, provided that the fee may not be adjusted below the initial amount and (ii) increase by the increase in any operating costs that increase greater than the Producer Price Index reasonably incurred by PBFX in connection with providing the services and ancillary services under the Toledo Terminaling Agreement. The agreement will terminate on the first December 31st following the seventh anniversary and may be extended, at PBF Holding's option, for up to two additional five-year terms.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, PBF Holding paid PBFX $2,131 for fees related to the Toledo Terminaling Agreement.
Delaware City West Ladder Rack Terminaling Services Agreement
On October 1, 2014, PBF Holding and DCT II entered into a seven year terminaling services agreement (the “West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement”) under which PBFX, through DCT II, provides rail terminaling services to PBF Holding. DCT II, immediately following the closing of the Contribution Agreement II, was merged with and into Delaware City Terminaling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PBFX, with all property, rights, liabilities and obligations of DCT II vesting in Delaware City Terminaling as the surviving company. The agreement may be extended by PBF Holding for two additional five year periods. Under the West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement, PBF Holding is obligated to throughput aggregate volumes of crude oil of at least 40,000 bpd for a terminaling service fee equal to $2.20 per barrel for all volumes of crude oil throughput up to the minimum throughput commitment, and $1.50 per barrel for all volumes of crude oil throughput in excess of the minimum throughput commitment, in any contract quarter. PBF Holding also pays PBFX for providing related ancillary services at the terminal which are specified in the West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement. The terminaling service fee is subject to (i) increase or decrease on January 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2016, by the amount of any change in the Producer Price Index, provided that the fee may not be adjusted below the initial amount and (ii) increase by the increase in any operating costs that increase greater than the Producer Price Index reasonably incurred by PBFX in connection with providing the services and ancillary services under the West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, PBF Holding paid PBFX $9,639 related to the West Ladder Rack Terminaling Agreement.
Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Services Agreement
On December 12, 2014, PBF Holding and Toledo Terminaling entered into a ten-year storage and terminaling services agreement (the “Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement”) under which PBFX, through Toledo Terminaling, will provide storage and terminaling services to PBF Holding. The Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement can be extended by PBF Holding for two additional five-year periods. Under the Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement, PBFX will provide PBF Holding with storage and throughput services in return for storage and throughput fees.

The storage services require PBFX to accept, redeliver and store all products tendered by PBF Holding in the tanks and load products at the storage facility on behalf of PBF Holding up to the effective operating capacity of each tank, the loading capacity of the products rack and the overall capacity of the Toledo Storage Facility Assets. PBF Holding will pay a fee of $0.50 per barrel of shell capacity dedicated to PBF Holding under the Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement.The minimum throughput commitment for the propane storage and loading facility will be 4,400 barrels per day (“bpd”) for a fee equal to $2.52 per barrel of product loaded up to the minimum throughput commitment and in excess of the minimum throughput commitment. If PBF Holding does not throughput the aggregate amounts equal to the minimum throughput commitment described above, PBF Holding will be required to pay a shortfall payment equal to the shortfall volume multiplied by the fee of $2.52 per barrel.

PBFX is required to maintain the Toledo Storage Facility Assets in a condition and with a capacity sufficient to store and handle a volume of PBF Holding's products at least equal to the current operating capacity for the storage facility as a whole subject to interruptions for routine repairs and maintenance and force majeure events. Failure to meet such obligations may result in a reduction of fees payable under the Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement.

For the year ended December 31, 2014, PBF Holding paid PBFX $1,420 related to the Toledo Tank Farm Storage and Terminaling Agreement.

Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement
On May 14, 2014, PBF Holding entered into an Omnibus Agreement (the “Omnibus Agreement”) by and among PBFX, PBF GP, PBF LLC and PBF Holding for the provision of executive management services and support for accounting and finance, legal, human resources, information technology, environmental, health and safety, and other administrative functions.
The Omnibus Agreement addresses the following matters:

PBFX’s obligation to pay PBF Holding, an administrative fee, in the amount of $2,700 per year, for the provision by PBF LLC of centralized corporate services (which fee is in addition to certain expenses of PBF GP and its affiliates that are reimbursed under the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PBFX (the "Partnership Agreement"));
PBFX’s obligation to reimburse PBF Holding for the salaries and benefits costs of employees who devote more than 50% of their time to PBFX;
PBFX’s agreement to reimburse PBF Holding for all other direct or allocated costs and expenses incurred by PBF LLC on PBFX’s behalf;
PBF LLC’s agreement not to compete with PBFX under certain circumstances, subject to certain exceptions;
PBFX’s right of first offer for ten years to acquire certain logistics assets retained by PBF Energy following the PBFX Offering, including certain logistics assets that PBF LLC or its subsidiaries may construct or acquire in the future, subject to certain exceptions;
a license to use the PBF Logistics trademark and name; and
PBF Holding’s agreement to reimburse PBFX for certain expenditures up to $20,000 per event (net of any insurance recoveries) related to the contributed assets for a period of five years after the closing of the PBFX Offering, and PBFX's agreement to bear the costs associated with the expansion of the DCR Rail Terminal crude unloading capability. The liability arising from this agreement is classified as "Accounts Payable - Affiliate" on the PBF Holding consolidated balance sheet.
On September 30, 2014, the Omnibus Agreement was amended and restated in connection with the Contribution Agreement II (the “Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement”). The annual fee payable under the Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement increased from $2,300 to $2,525 as a result of the inclusion of the DCR West Rack. On December 12, 2014, PBF Holding, PBFX, PBF GP, and PBF LLC entered into a Second Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement (the "Second A&R Omnibus Agreement") to amend and restate the Amended and Restated Omnibus Agreement dated as of September 30, 2014, by and among the same parties. The Second A&R Omnibus Agreement clarifies the reimbursements to be made by PBFX to BF LLC and from PBF LLC to PBFX. The Second A&R Omnibus Agreement incorporates the Toledo Storage Facility Assets into its provisions and increases the annual administrative fee to be paid by PBFX to PBF Energy from $2,525 to $2,700.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, PBF Holding received from PBFX $2,174 for fees related to the Omnibus Agreement.

Second Amended and Restated Operation and Management Services and Secondment Agreement
PBF Holding and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an operation and management services and secondment agreement (the “Services Agreement”) with PBFX, pursuant to which PBF Holding and its subsidiaries will provide PBFX with the personnel necessary for PBFX to perform its obligations under its commercial agreements. PBFX will reimburse PBF Holding for the use of such employees and the provision of certain infrastructure-related services to the extent applicable to its operations, including storm water discharge and waste water treatment, steam, potable water, access to certain roads and grounds, sanitary sewer access, electrical power, emergency response, filter press, fuel gas, API solids treatment, fire water and compressed air. In addition, PBFX will pay an annual fee of $490 to PBF Holding for the provision of such services pursuant to the Services Agreement. The Services Agreement will terminate upon the termination of the Omnibus Agreement, provided that PBFX may terminate any service on 30 days’ notice.
On September 30, 2014, the Services Agreement was amended and restated in connection with the Contribution Agreement II (the “Amended and Restated Services Agreement”). The annual fee payable under the Amended and Restated Services Agreement increased from $490 to $797 (indexed for inflation) as a result of the inclusion of the DCR West Rack. On December 12, 2014, PBF Holding, Delaware City Refining Company LLC, Delaware City Terminaling Company LLC, Toledo Terminaling, Toledo Refining Company LLC, PBFX and PBF GP entered into the Second Amended and Restated Operation and Management Services and Secondment Agreement (the "Second A&R Services Agreement") to incorporate the Toledo Storage Facility Assets into its provisions and increases the fee to be paid by PBFX to PBF Holding from $797 to $4,400.
For the year ended December 31, 2014, PBF Holding received from PBFX $579 for fees related to the services agreements.
Fuel Strategies International, Inc. Agreement
The Company engaged Fuel Strategies International, Inc, the principal of which is the brother of the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of PBF Energy, to provide consulting services relating to petroleum coke and commercial operations. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred charges of $588, $646 and $903, respectively, under this agreement.

Agreement with the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors
The Company has an agreement with the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of PBF Energy, for the use of an airplane that is owned by a company owned by the Executive Chairman of PBF Energy. The Company pays a charter rate that is the lowest rate this aircraft is chartered to third-parties. For the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred charges of $1,214, $1,274, and $1,030, respectively, related to the use of this airplane.

Financial Sponsors
As of December 31, 2013, each of Blackstone and First Reserve, PBF Energy’s financial sponsors, had received the full return of its aggregate amount invested in PBF LLC Series A Units. As a result, pursuant to the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of PBF LLC, the holders of PBF LLC Series B Units are entitled to an interest in the amounts received by Blackstone and First Reserve in excess of their original investment in the form of PBF LLC distributions and from the shares of PBF Energy Class A Common Stock issuable to Blackstone and First Reserve (for their own account and on behalf of the holders of PBF LLC Series B Units) upon an exchange, and the proceeds from the sale of such shares. Such proceeds received by Blackstone and First Reserve are distributed to the holders of the PBF LLC Series B Units in accordance with the distribution percentages specified in the PBF LLC amended and restated limited liability company agreement. The total amount distributed to the PBF LLC Series B Unit holders for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 was $130,523 and $6,427, respectively. There were no amounts distributed to PBF LLC Series B Unit holders prior to 2013.

Donald F. Lucey Release and Consulting Agreement
Effective January 31, 2014, Donald F. Lucey retired from his position as Executive Vice President with PBF Investments LLC, thereby terminating his employment with the Company. In connection with his retirement, PBF Investments LLC and Mr. Lucey entered into an agreement and release pursuant to which PBF Investments LLC paid Mr. Lucey $937, which equals the amount calculated in accordance with Section 8(c) of his employment agreement less the total of the retainer fee payments ($29) under the consulting agreement with DF Lucey, LLC, a firm of which Mr. Lucey is the principal. The consulting agreement with DF Lucey, LLC was entered concurrent with the release and has a term through December 31, 2016, with an annual retainer fee of $10. The consulting agreement also contains a non-compete provision that remains in effect for 30 days following termination of the agreement. Consistent with the terms of the 2012 Equity Incentive Plan, the options that Mr. Lucey received for PBF Energy Class A Common Stock were to continue to vest during the term of his consulting agreement, however, in February 2015, the Board of Directors accelerated the vesting of his remaining unvested options to purchase Class A Common Stock.