8-K

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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORTPursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): March 26, 2019

HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	001-03876	75-1056913
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300, Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(214) 871-3555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Emerging growth companyo

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 26, 2019, HollyFrontier Corporation issued a press release to provide an update on its first quarter refinery maintenance and its expected crude oil throughput for the first quarter. A copy of the press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in, or incorporated into, this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.Description

99.1    Press Release issued by HollyFrontier Corporation, dated March 26, 2019

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HOLLYFRONTIER CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Richard L. Voliva III
Name:		Richard L. Voliva III
Title:		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: March 26, 2019

EX-99.1

March 26, 2019

HollyFrontier Corporation Provides Update on First Quarter Refinery Maintenance

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HollyFrontier Corporation (NYSE: HFC) today announced that unplanned first quarter maintenance at its El Dorado refinery has been completed. The crude unit is back online and the refinery is in the process of restarting all downstream units. As a result of planned and unplanned maintenance in the period, HollyFrontier expects crude oil throughput for the first quarter 2019 to average between 395,000 and 405,000 barrels per day.

About HollyFrontier Corporation:

HollyFrontier Corporation, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an independent petroleum refiner and marketer that produces high value light products such as gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and other specialty products. HollyFrontier owns and operates refineries located in Kansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Wyoming and Utah and markets its refined products principally in the Southwest U.S., the Rocky Mountains extending into the Pacific Northwest and in other neighboring Plains states. In addition, HollyFrontier produces base oils and other specialized lubricants in the U.S., Canada and the Netherlands, and exports products to more than 80 countries. HollyFrontier also owns a 57% limited partner interest and a non-economic general partner interest in Holly Energy Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership that provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage and throughput services to the petroleum industry, including HollyFrontier.

HFC Forward Looking Statement:

The statements contained herein relating to matters that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These statements are based on our beliefs and assumptions using currently available information and expectations as of the date hereof, are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that such expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give assurance that our expectations will prove to be correct. Therefore, actual outcomes and results could materially differ from what is expressed, implied or forecast in these statements. Any differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to:

• risks and uncertainties with respect to the actions of actual or potential competitive suppliers of refined petroleum products in HollyFrontier's markets;

• the demand for and supply of crude oil and refined products;

• the spread between market prices for refined products and market prices for crude oil;

• the possibility of constraints on the transportation of refined products;

• the possibility of inefficiencies, curtailments or shutdowns in refinery operations or pipelines;

• effects of governmental and environmental regulations and policies;

• the availability and cost of financing to HollyFrontier;

• the effectiveness of HollyFrontier's capital investments and marketing strategies;

• HollyFrontier's efficiency in carrying out construction projects;

• the ability of HollyFrontier to acquire refined product operations or pipeline and terminal operations on acceptable terms and to integrate any future acquired operations;

• the possibility of terrorist attacks and the consequences of any such attacks;

• general economic conditions; and

• other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in HollyFrontier's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.

The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and, other than as required by law, HollyFrontier undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

HollyFrontier Corporation

Craig Biery, 214-954-6510
Director, Investor Relations
or

Jared Harding, 214-954-6510Manager, Investor Relations