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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 JUNE 30, 2010
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: 001-32567
 
Alon USA Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  74-2966572
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
7616 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas 75251
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(972) 367-3600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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 o 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. (Check one):
             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer þ   Non-accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
Indicate by check whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The number of shares of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of July 31, 2010, was 54,181,329.
 
 

 


 

         
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 EX-10.1 Seventh Amendment to Amended Revolving Credit Agreement
 EX-10.2 Eighth Amendment to Amended Revolving Credit Agreement
 EX-10.3 Amendment No.1 to Credit Agreement
 EX-10.4 Amendment No.2 to Credit Agreement
 EX-10.5 Credit Agreement, dated May 28, 2010
 EX-10.6 Amended and Restated Supply and Offtake Agreement
 EX-31.1 CERTIFICATION OF CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
 EX-31.2 CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
 EX-32.1 CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

 


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands except per share data)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
    (unaudited)          
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,713     $ 40,437  
Accounts and other receivables, net
    152,511       103,094  
Income tax receivable
    18,128       65,418  
Inventories
    239,503       214,999  
Deferred income tax asset
    60,131       7,700  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    10,935       4,188  
 
           
Total current assets
    488,921       435,836  
 
           
Equity method investments
    20,681       43,052  
Property, plant, and equipment, net
    1,471,379       1,477,426  
Goodwill
    105,943       105,943  
Other assets
    95,484       70,532  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 2,182,408     $ 2,132,789  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 347,721     $ 248,253  
Accrued liabilities
    78,668       92,380  
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
    52,446       10,946  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    478,835       351,579  
 
           
Other non-current liabilities
    146,886       95,076  
Long-term debt
    879,593       926,078  
Deferred income tax liability
    330,708       328,138  
 
           
Total liabilities
    1,836,022       1,700,871  
 
           
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.01, 10,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, par value $0.01, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 54,181,329 and 54,170,913 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively
    542       542  
Additional paid-in capital
    290,328       289,853  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income tax
    (28,475 )     (32,871 )
Retained earnings
    78,712       165,248  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    341,107       422,772  
 
           
Non-controlling interest in subsidiaries
    5,279       9,146  
 
           
Total equity
    346,386       431,918  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 2,182,408     $ 2,132,789  
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except per share data)
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Net sales (1)
  $ 840,361     $ 1,106,398     $ 1,419,674     $ 1,828,578  
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    751,075       988,318       1,289,790       1,528,048  
Direct operating expenses
    62,924       71,345       124,368       140,209  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    29,182       31,581       60,989       63,496  
Depreciation and amortization
    25,368       23,561       51,690       45,651  
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    868,549       1,114,805       1,526,837       1,777,404  
 
                       
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets
    474       (1,600 )     474       (1,600 )
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
    (27,714 )     (10,007 )     (106,689 )     49,574  
Interest expense
    (21,735 )     (21,023 )     (48,320 )     (49,279 )
Equity earnings of investees
    1,209       8,376       1,106       8,373  
Other income (loss), net
    (365 )     191       13,839       448  
 
                       
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit), non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries and accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
    (48,605 )     (22,463 )     (140,064 )     9,116  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (17,093 )     (7,549 )     (51,806 )     3,446  
 
                       
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries and accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
    (31,512 )     (14,914 )     (88,258 )     5,670  
Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries
    (2,253 )     (1,724 )     (6,057 )     (641 )
Accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
          2,150             4,300  
 
                       
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (29,259 )   $ (15,340 )   $ (82,201 )   $ 2,011  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings (loss) per share, basic
  $ (0.54 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (1.52 )   $ 0.04  
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in thousands)
    54,164       46,809       54,162       46,807  
 
                       
 
                               
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted
  $ (0.54 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (1.52 )   $ 0.04  
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands)
    54,164       46,809       54,162       46,810  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash dividends per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.08     $ 0.08  
 
                       
 
(1)   Includes excise taxes on sales by the retail segment of $13,531 and $11,770 for the three months and $26,317 and $22,814 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited, dollars in thousands)
                 
    For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2010     2009  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (82,201 )   $ 2,011  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) available to common stockholders to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    51,690       45,651  
Stock compensation
    350       381  
Deferred income tax expense
    (52,486 )     (35,977 )
Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries
    (6,057 )     (641 )
Equity earnings of investees (net of dividends)
    (775 )     (6,879 )
Accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
          4,300  
Amortization of debt issuance costs
    2,880       3,567  
Amortization of original issuance discount
    812        
Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs
    6,659        
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets
    (474 )     1,600  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition effects:
               
Accounts and other receivables, net
    (49,417 )     (24,001 )
Income tax receivable
    47,290       112,952  
Inventories
    (7,160 )     (85,269 )
Heating oil crack spread hedge
          117,485  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (616 )     (410 )
Other assets
    (25,032 )     4,751  
Accounts payable
    51,453       172,558  
Accrued liabilities
    (533 )     (10,123 )
Other non-current liabilities
    2,057       (4,992 )
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (61,560 )     296,964  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (12,688 )     (29,244 )
Capital expenditures to rebuild the Big Spring refinery
          (39,281 )
Capital expenditures for turnarounds and catalysts
    (11,531 )     (10,314 )
Proceeds from insurance to rebuild Big Spring refinery
          34,125  
Proceeds from sale of securities
    36,852        
Proceeds from sale of assets
    20,095        
Acquisition of Bakersfield refinery
    (32,409 )      
Earnout payment related to Krotz Springs refinery acquisition
    (4,375 )      
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (4,056 )     (44,714 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Dividends paid to stockholders
    (4,335 )     (3,746 )
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest
    (429 )     (288 )
Inventory supply agreement
    45,807        
Deferred debt issuance costs
    (2,354 )     (3,979 )
Revolving credit facilities, net
    (41,824 )     (126,506 )
Payments on long-term debt
    (5,473 )     (92,708 )
Additions to short-term debt
    76,500        
Payments on short-term debt
    (35,000 )      
 
           
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    32,892       (227,227 )
 
           
 
               
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (32,724 )     25,023  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    40,437       18,454  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 7,713     $ 43,477  
 
           
Supplemental cash flow information:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 38,846     $ 48,477  
 
           
Cash paid (refunds received) for income tax
  $ (46,374 )   $ (106,511 )
 
           
 
               
Non-cash activities:
               
Financing activity — payments on long-term debt from deposit held to secure heating oil crack spread hedge
  $     $ (50,000 )
 
           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     (1) Basis of Presentation and Certain Significant Accounting Policies
          (a) Basis of Presentation
          The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Alon USA Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Alon”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. These consolidated financial statements of Alon are unaudited and have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of Alon’s management, the information included in these consolidated financial statements reflects all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of Alon’s consolidated financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be obtained for the year ending December 31, 2010.
          The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009, has been derived from the audited financial statements as of that date. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Alon’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
          (b) Revenue Recognition
          Revenues from sales of refined products are earned and realized upon transfer of title to the customer based on the contractual terms of delivery (including payment terms and prices). Title primarily transfers at the refinery or terminal when the refined product is loaded into common carrier pipelines, trucks or railcars (free on board origin). In some situations, title transfers at the customer’s destination (free on board destination).
          In the ordinary course of business, logistical and refinery production schedules necessitate the occasional sale of crude oil to third parties. All purchases and sales of crude oil are recorded net, in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.
          (c) New Accounting Standards
          In February 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-09, Subsequent Event (Topic 855) which amends FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 855, Subsequent Events so that SEC filers, as defined in the ASU, no longer are required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. ASU 2010-09 is effective immediately. ASU 2010-09 only affects disclosure requirements and will not have any effect on Alon’s consolidated financial statements.
          In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU 2010-06, Improving Disclosures about Fair Value which amends FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, to require entities to make new disclosure about recurring and non-recurring fair-value measurements. The update requires new disclosures regarding significant transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements and information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair-value adjustments. The update provides additional guidance on other fair value disclosures. This update is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. ASU 2010-06 only affects disclosure requirements and will not have any effect on Alon’s consolidated financial statements.
          (d) Reclassifications
          Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period balances to conform to the current presentation.

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ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     (2) Bakersfield Refinery Acquisition
          On June 1, 2010, Alon completed the acquisition of the Bakersfield, California refinery (“Bakersfield refinery”) from Big West of California, LLC, a subsidiary of Flying J, Inc. The aggregate purchase price was $58,409 in cash which includes hydrocarbon inventories. In connection with the acquisition, an affiliate of Alon purchased certain refinery assets not installed at the Bakersfield refinery location for $26,000. The remaining assets were purchased by Alon. Alon incurred $309 of acquisition-related costs that were recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
          The Bakersfield refinery is located in California’s Central Valley and has the capacity to refine up to 70,000 barrels of crude oil per day. The refinery has traditionally been supplied by local California crude oils produced in the San Joaquin Valley and the Los Angeles Basin. Historically, this refinery has been a major provider of quality motor fuels in central California and is also a large supplier of gas oil products to other refiners.
          Alon plans to integrate the operations of the Bakersfield refinery with its other California refineries by processing vacuum gas oil produced at these refineries in the hydrocracker located at the Bakersfield refinery.
          A preliminary independent appraisal of the assets acquired in the Bakersfield refinery acquisition is in process. The estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:
         
Current assets
  $ 17,033  
Other assets
    17,122  
Property, plant and equipment
    41,403  
Other non-current liabilities
    (43,149 )
 
     
Total consideration
  $ 32,409  
 
     
          Alon anticipates it will finalize the purchase price allocation by December 31, 2010.
          In connection with the acquisition of the Bakersfield refinery, Alon recorded a discounted accrued environmental remediation obligation of $42,122. This amount is included as a non-current liability in the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2010.
          Also in connection with the acquisition of the Bakersfield refinery, Alon entered into an indemnification agreement with a prior owner for remediation expenses of conditions that existed at the refinery on the acquisition date. Alon is required to make indemnification claims to the prior owner by March 15, 2015. The discounted indemnification amount is $17,122 and is shown as a non-current receivable in the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2010.
     (3) Segment Data
          Alon’s revenues are derived from three operating segments: (i) refining and unbranded marketing, (ii) asphalt and (iii) retail and branded marketing. The reportable operating segments are strategic business units that offer different products and services. The segments are managed separately as each segment requires unique technology, marketing strategies and distinct operational emphasis. Each operating segment’s performance is evaluated primarily based on operating income.
          (a) Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment
          Alon’s refining and unbranded marketing segment includes sour and heavy crude oil refineries located in Big Spring, Texas, and Paramount, Bakersfield and Long Beach, California (the “California refineries”) and a light sweet crude oil refinery located in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. At these refineries, Alon refines crude oil into products including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, petrochemicals, feedstocks, asphalts and other petroleum products, which are marketed primarily in the South Central, Southwestern and Western regions of the United States. Finished products and blendstocks are also marketed through sales and exchanges with other major oil companies, state and federal governmental entities, unbranded wholesale distributors and various other third parties. Alon also acquires finished products through exchange agreements and third-party suppliers.

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ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
          (b) Asphalt Segment
          Alon’s asphalt segment includes the Willbridge, Oregon refinery and 12 refinery/terminal locations in Texas (Big Spring), California (Paramount, Long Beach, Elk Grove, Bakersfield and Mojave), Oregon (Willbridge), Washington (Richmond Beach), Arizona (Phoenix, Flagstaff and Fredonia), and Nevada (Fernley) (50% interest) as well as a 50% interest in Wright Asphalt Products Company, LLC (“Wright”) which specializes in marketing patented tire rubber modified asphalt products. Alon produces both paving and roofing grades of asphalt and, depending on the terminal, can manufacture performance-graded asphalts, emulsions and cutbacks. The operations in which Alon has a 50% interest (Fernley and Wright), are recorded under the equity method of accounting, and the investments are included as part of total assets in the asphalt segment data.
          (c) Retail and Branded Marketing Segment
          Alon’s retail and branded marketing segment operates 306 convenience stores located primarily in Central and West Texas and New Mexico. These convenience stores typically offer various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, general merchandise and food and beverage products to the general public primarily under the 7-Eleven and FINA brand names. Alon’s branded marketing business markets gasoline and diesel under the FINA brand name, primarily in the Southwestern and South Central United States through a network of approximately 610 locations, including Alon’s convenience stores. Historically, substantially all of the motor fuel sold through Alon’s convenience stores and the majority of the motor fuels marketed in Alon’s branded business have been supplied by Alon’s Big Spring refinery.
          (d) Corporate
          Operations that are not included in any of the three segments are included in the corporate category. These operations consist primarily of corporate headquarters operating and depreciation expenses.
          Segment data as of and for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 are presented below:
                                         
    Refining and           Retail and Branded             Consolidated
    Unbranded Marketing     Asphalt     Marketing     Corporate     Total
Three Months ended June 30, 2010
                                       
Net sales to external customers
  $ 481,442     $ 104,964     $ 253,955     $     $ 840,361  
Intersegment sales/purchases
    209,889       (52,643 )     (157,246 )            
Depreciation and amortization
    19,881       1,715       3,436       336       25,368  
Operating income (loss)
    (35,387 )     463       7,734       (524 )     (27,714 )
Total assets
    1,767,631       208,652       188,983       17,142       2,182,408  
Turnaround, chemical catalyst, capital expenditures and capital expenditures to rebuild the Big Spring refinery
    5,737       347       430       393       6,907  
                                         
    Refining and             Retail and Branded               Consolidated
    Unbranded Marketing     Asphalt     Marketing     Corporate     Total
Three Months ended June 30, 2009
                                       
Net sales to external customers
  $ 774,457     $ 125,480     $ 206,461     $     $ 1,106,398  
Intersegment sales/purchases
    186,646       (70,348 )     (116,298 )            
Depreciation and amortization
    18,300       1,701       3,412       148       23,561  
Operating income (loss)
    (17,193 )     5,125       2,399       (338 )     (10,007 )
Total assets
    1,783,680       276,316       197,556       14,987       2,272,539  
Turnaround, chemical catalyst, capital expenditures and capital expenditures to rebuild the Big Spring refinery
    27,022       414       894       654       28,984  

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
                                         
    Refining and             Retail and Branded             Consolidated  
    Unbranded Marketing     Asphalt     Marketing     Corporate     Total  
Six Months ended June 30, 2010
                                       
Net sales to external customers
  $ 767,586     $ 172,105     $ 479,983     $     $ 1,419,674  
Intersegment sales/purchases
    406,785       (103,702 )     (303,083 )            
Depreciation and amortization
    40,835       3,432       6,856       567       51,690  
Operating income (loss)
    (93,905 )     (17,716 )     5,875       (943 )     (106,689 )
Total assets
    1,767,631       208,652       188,983       17,142       2,182,408  
Turnaround, chemical catalyst and capital expenditures
    22,058       526       827       808       24,219  
                                         
    Refining and             Retail and Branded             Consolidated  
    Unbranded Marketing     Asphalt     Marketing     Corporate     Total  
Six Months ended June 30, 2009
                                       
Net sales to external customers
  $ 1,278,407     $ 176,240     $ 373,931     $     $ 1,828,578  
Intersegment sales/purchases
    315,993       (114,876 )     (201,117 )            
Depreciation and amortization
    35,177       3,399       6,780       295       45,651  
Operating income (loss)
    64,166       (17,693 )     3,776       (675 )     49,574  
Total assets
    1,783,680       276,316       197,556       14,987       2,272,539  
Turnaround, chemical catalyst, capital expenditures and capital expenditures to rebuild the Big Spring refinery
    75,918       576       1,113       1,232       78,839  
          Operating income (loss) for each segment consists of net sales less cost of sales, direct operating expenses, selling, general and administrative expenses, depreciation and amortization, and gain (loss) on disposition of assets. Intersegment sales are intended to approximate wholesale market prices. Consolidated totals presented are after intersegment eliminations.
          Total assets of each segment consist of net property, plant and equipment, inventories, cash and cash equivalents, accounts and other receivables and other assets directly associated with the segment’s operations. Corporate assets consist primarily of corporate headquarters information technology and administrative equipment.
     (4) Fair Value
          The carrying amounts of Alon’s cash and cash equivalents, receivables, payables and accrued liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these assets and liabilities. The reported amounts of short-term and long-term debt approximate fair value. Derivative financial instruments are carried at fair value, which is based on quoted market prices.
          Alon must determine fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. As required, Alon utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs (levels 1 and 2) and minimize the use of unobservable inputs (level 3) within the fair value hierarchy. Alon generally applies the “market approach” to determine fair value. This method uses pricing and other information generated by market transactions for identical or comparable assets and liabilities. Assets and liabilities are classified within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level (least observable) input that is significant to the measurement in its entirety.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
          The following table sets forth the assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis, by input level, in the consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively:
                                 
    Quoted Prices in                    
    Active Markets     Significant              
    for Identical     Other     Significant        
    Assets or     Observable     Unobservable        
    Liabilities     Inputs     Inputs     Consolidated  
    (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
Six Months ended June 30, 2010
                               
Assets:
                               
Futures and forwards
  $ 989     $     $     $ 989  
Liabilities:
                               
Commodity swaps
    202       404             606  
Commodity calls
          6,706             6,706  
Interest rate swaps
          13,315             13,315  
 
                               
Year ended December 31, 2009
                               
Assets:
                               
Futures and forwards
  $ 322     $     $     $ 322  
Commodity swaps
          89             89  
Liabilities:
                               
Commodity swaps
          9,983             9,983  
Interest rate swaps
          16,933             16,933  
     (5) Derivative Financial Instruments
          Commodity Derivatives — Mark to Market
          Alon selectively utilizes commodity derivatives to manage its exposure to commodity price fluctuations and uses crude oil and refined product commodity derivative contracts to reduce risk associated with potential price changes on committed obligations. Alon does not speculate using derivative instruments. There is not a significant credit risk on Alon’s derivative instruments which are transacted through counterparties meeting established collateral and credit criteria.
          Alon has elected not to designate the following commodity derivatives as cash flow hedges for financial accounting purposes. Therefore, changes in the fair value of the commodity derivatives are included in income in the period of the change.
          At June 30, 2010, Alon held net forward contracts for the sale of 250,035 barrels of refined products at an average price of $85.44 per barrel. At June 30, 2009, Alon held net forward contracts for purchases of 180,000 barrels of crude and sales of 250,000 barrels of refined products at an average price of $69.07 per barrel. The contracts are recorded at their fair market values and unrealized gains of $881 and $1,220 have been included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
          At June 30, 2010, Alon also held futures contracts for the sale of 84,000 barrels of crude at an average price of $76.92 per barrel. At June 30, 2009, Alon held net futures contracts for sales of 72,000 barrels of refined products and sales of 176,000 barrels of crude at an average price of $69.40 per barrel. Additionally, at June 30, 2009, Alon had calls at an average purchase price of $5.04 per barrel for the purchase of 99,000 barrels of crude at an average strike price of $60.00 per barrel. The contracts are recorded at their fair market values and an unrealized gain of $108 and unrealized loss of $143 have been included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
          At June 30, 2009, Alon held futures contracts for 434,000 barrels of crude swaps at an average price of $74.80 per barrel. The contracts are recorded at their fair market values and an unrealized loss of $15,157 has been included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
          At June 30, 2010, the Company held futures contracts for sales of 292,400 barrels of heating oil crack spread swaps at an average of $11.84 per barrel. Accordingly, the contracts are recorded at their fair market values and an

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
unrealized loss of $404 has been included in cost of sales in the statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
          At June 30, 2010, Alon had written call contracts outstanding for the net purchase of 3,514,500 barrels of crude and sale of 3,514,500 barrels of heating oil at an average strike price of $11.35 for a period of 21 months commencing October 2010. The fair value of the obligation in excess of the premium received resulted in a loss of $60 included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
          At June 30, 2010, Alon also held futures contracts for 2,846 ounces of platinum swaps and 2,534 ounces of palladium swaps at an average price of $1,542 and $446 per ounce, respectively. The contracts are recorded at their fair market values and an unrealized loss of $202 has been included in other income (loss) in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
          Cash Flow Hedges
          To designate a derivative as a cash flow hedge, Alon documents at the inception of the hedge the assessment that the derivative will be highly effective in offsetting expected changes in cash flows from the item hedged. This assessment, which is updated at least quarterly, is generally based on the most recent relevant historical correlation between the derivative and the item hedged. If, during the term of the derivative, the hedge is determined to be no longer highly effective, hedge accounting is prospectively discontinued and any remaining unrealized gains or losses, based on the effective portion of the derivative at that date, are reclassified to earnings when the underlying transaction occurs.
          Interest Rate Derivatives. Alon selectively utilizes interest rate related derivative instruments to manage its exposure to floating-rate debt instruments. Alon periodically uses interest rate swap agreements to manage its floating to fixed rate position by converting certain floating-rate debt to fixed-rate debt. As of June 30, 2010, Alon had interest rate swap agreements with a notional amount of $350,000 with remaining periods ranging from three months to 2.5 years and fixed interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 4.75%. All of these swaps were accounted for as cash flow hedges.
          For cash flow hedges, gains and losses reported in accumulated other comprehensive income in stockholders’ equity are reclassified into interest expense when the forecasted transactions affect income. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, Alon recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income unrealized after-tax gains of $2,352 and $3,665, respectively, for the fair value measurement of the interest rate swap agreements. There were no amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into interest expense as a result of the discontinuance of cash flow hedge accounting.
          For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, there was no hedge ineffectiveness recognized in income. No component of the derivative instruments’ gains or losses was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.
          Commodity Derivatives. In May 2008, as part of financing the acquisition of the Krotz Springs refinery, Alon entered into futures contracts for the forward purchase of crude oil and the forward sale of heating oil of 14,849,750 barrels. These futures contracts were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Gains and losses for the futures contracts designated as cash flow hedges reported in accumulated other comprehensive income in the balance sheet are reclassified into cost of sales when the forecasted transactions affect income. In the fourth quarter of 2008, Alon determined during its retrospective assessment of hedge effectiveness that the hedge was no longer highly effective. Cash flow hedge accounting was discontinued in the fourth quarter of 2008 and all changes in value subsequent to the discontinuance were recognized into earnings. In April 2009, Alon completed an unwind of these futures contracts for $139,290.
          Losses of $2,931 and $3,529 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and gains of $3,068 and $4,014 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009 have been reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings since the discontinuance of cash flow hedge accounting, respectively. All remaining adjustments from accumulated comprehensive income to cost of sales will occur either over the four-month period beginning July 1, 2010, or earlier if it is determined that the forecasted transactions are not likely to occur. No component of the derivative instruments’ gains or losses was excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of financial position.
                                 
    As of June 30, 2010  
    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Balance Sheet             Balance Sheet        
    Location     Fair Value     Location     Fair Value  
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Commodity contracts (futures, forwards, swaps and calls)
  Accounts receivable   $ 108     Accrued liabilities   $ (1,619 )
Commodity contracts (futures, forwards, swaps and calls)
                Other non-current
liabilities
    (4,812 )
 
                           
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
          $ 108             $ (6,431 )
 
                           
 
                               
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Interest rate swaps
          $     Other non-current
liabilities
  $ (13,315 )
 
                           
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments
                          (13,315 )
 
                           
Total derivatives
          $ 108             $ (19,746 )
 
                           
                                 
    As of December 31, 2009  
    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Balance Sheet             Balance Sheet        
    Location     Fair Value     Location     Fair Value  
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Commodity contracts (futures, forwards and SPR swaps)
  Accounts receivable   $ 411     Accrued liabilities   $ (9,983 )
 
                           
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under FAS 133
          $ 411             $ (9,983 )
 
                           
 
                               
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
                               
Interest rate swaps
          $     Other non-current
liabilities
  $ (16,933 )
 
                           
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under FAS 133
                          (16,933 )
 
                           
Total derivatives
          $ 411             $ (26,916 )
 
                           

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
          The following tables present the effect of derivative instruments on Alon’s consolidated statements of operations and accumulated other comprehensive income (“OCI”).
                                         
                            Gain (Loss) Reclassified  
                            from Accumulated OCI into  
                            Income (Ineffective  
            Gain (Loss) Reclassified from     Portion and Amount  
    Gain (Loss) Recognized     Accumulated OCI into Income (Effective     Excluded from  
Cash Flow Hedging Relationships   in OCI     Portion)     Effectiveness Testing)  
            Location     Amount     Location     Amount  
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
                                       
Commodity swaps (heating oil swaps)
  $     Cost of sales   $ (2,931 )           $  
Interest rate swaps
    2,049     Interest expense     (3,666 )              
 
                                 
Total derivatives
  $ 2,049             $ (6,597 )           $  
 
                                 
 
                                       
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
                                       
Commodity swaps (heating oil swaps)
  $     Cost of sales   $ (3,529 )           $  
Interest rate swaps
    3,618     Interest expense     (7,224 )              
 
                                 
Total derivatives
  $ 3,618             $ (10,753 )           $  
 
                                 
 
                            Gain (Loss) Reclassified  
                            from Accumulated OCI into  
                            Income (Ineffective  
            Gain (Loss) Reclassified from     Portion and Amount  
    Gain (Loss) Recognized     Accumulated OCI into Income     Excluded from  
Cash Flow Hedging Relationships   in OCI     (Effective Portion)     Effectiveness Testing)  
            Location     Amount     Location     Amount  
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
                                       
Commodity swaps (heating oil swaps)
  $     Cost of sales   $ 3,068             $  
Interest rate swaps
    4,602     Interest expense     (3,557 )              
 
                                 
Total derivatives
  $ 4,602             $ (489 )           $  
 
                                 
 
                                       
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
                                       
Commodity swaps (heating oil swaps)
  $     Cost of sales   $ 4,014             $  
Interest rate swaps
    5,639     Interest expense     (7,003 )              
 
                                 
Total derivatives
  $ 5,639             $ (2,989 )           $  
 
                                 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
                 
    Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income  
    Location     Amount  
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2010
               
Commodity contracts (futures & forwards)
  Cost of sales   $ 267  
Commodity contracts (heating oil swaps)
  Cost of sales     (209 )
Commodity contracts (calls)
  Cost of sales     (60 )
Commodity contracts (commodity swaps)
  Other income (loss), net     (202 )
 
             
Total derivatives
          $ (204 )
 
             
 
               
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010
               
Commodity contracts (futures & forwards)
  Cost of sales   $ 1,740  
Commodity contracts (heating oil swaps)
  Cost of sales     (315 )
Commodity contracts (calls)
  Cost of sales     (60 )
Commodity contracts (commodity swaps)
  Other income (loss), net     (202 )
 
             
Total derivatives
          $ 1,163  
 
             

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
                 
    Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income  
    Location     Amount  
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
               
Commodity contracts (futures & forwards)
  Cost of sales   $ (13,798 )
Commodity contracts (heating oil swaps)
  Cost of sales     471  
Commodity contracts (SPR swaps)
  Cost of sales     1,073  
 
             
Total derivatives
          $ (12,254 )
 
             
 
               
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
               
Commodity contracts (futures & forwards)
  Cost of sales   $ (14,490 )
Commodity contracts (heating oil swaps)
  Cost of sales     41,184  
Commodity contracts (SPR swaps)
  Cost of sales     174  
 
             
Total derivatives
          $ 26,868  
 
             
     (6) Inventories
          Alon’s inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined under the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method for crude oil, refined products, asphalt, and blendstock inventories. Materials and supplies are stated at average cost. Cost for convenience store merchandise inventories is determined under the retail inventory method and cost for convenience store fuel inventories is determined under the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method.
          Carrying value of inventories consisted of the following:
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Crude oil, refined products, asphalt and blendstocks
  $ 111,816     $ 150,370  
Inventory consigned to others
    82,412       22,558  
Materials and supplies
    19,883       18,069  
Store merchandise
    18,634       18,856  
Store fuel
    6,758       5,146  
 
           
Total inventories
  $ 239,503     $ 214,999  
 
           
          Crude oil, refined products, asphalt and blendstock inventories totaled 2,661 barrels and 3,301 barrels as of June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
          Market values of crude oil, refined products, asphalt and blendstock inventories exceeded LIFO costs by $104,434 and $100,496 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
     (7) Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
          Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Refining facilities
  $ 1,572,610     $ 1,535,841  
Pipelines and terminals
    39,213       39,213  
Retail
    137,658       137,150  
Other
    17,069       16,747  
 
           
Property, plant and equipment, gross
    1,766,550       1,728,951  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (295,171 )     (251,525 )
 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 1,471,379     $ 1,477,426  
 
           

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     (8) Additional Financial Information
          The tables that follow provide additional financial information related to the consolidated financial statements.
          (a) Other Assets
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Deferred turnaround and chemical catalyst cost
  $ 27,737     $ 24,387  
Environmental receivables
    20,857       3,448  
Deferred debt issuance costs
    18,527       25,822  
Intangible assets
    8,124       8,516  
Other
    20,239       8,359  
 
           
Total other assets
  $ 95,484     $ 70,532  
 
           
          Unamortized debt issuance costs of $6,659 related to the prepayment of the Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. revolving credit facility were written off in the first quarter of 2010.
          In connection with the acquisition of the Bakersfield refinery on June 1, 2010, Alon entered into an indemnification agreement with a prior owner for remediation expenses of conditions that existed at the refinery on the acquisition date. Alon is required to make indemnification claims to the prior owner by March 15, 2015. The discounted indemnification amount is $17,122 and is shown in environmental receivables. Alon has also recorded a corresponding environmental liability (Note 16).
          (b) Accrued Liabilities and Other Non-Current Liabilities
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Accrued Liabilities:
               
Taxes other than income taxes, primarily excise taxes
  $ 18,074     $ 20,205  
Employee costs
    7,766       6,716  
Commodity swaps
    1,619       9,983  
Valero earnout liability
    8,750       8,750  
Other
    42,459       46,726  
 
           
Total accrued liabilities
  $ 78,668     $ 92,380  
 
           
 
               
Other Non-Current Liabilities:
               
Pension and other postemployment benefit liabilities, net
  $ 35,851     $ 34,902  
Environmental accrual (Note 16)
    67,926       27,350  
Asset retirement obligations
    9,977       8,789  
Interest rate swap valuations
    13,315       16,933  
Valero earnout liability
    2,188       6,562  
Commodity swaps
    4,812        
Other
    12,817       540  
 
           
Total other non-current liabilities
  $ 146,886     $ 95,076  
 
           

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     (c) Comprehensive Income
          The following table displays the computation of total comprehensive income:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries and accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
  $ (31,512 )   $ (14,914 )   $ (88,258 )   $ 5,670  
 
                       
Other comprehensive gain (loss), net of tax:
                               
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of tax
    3,178       1,408       4,575       1,136  
 
                       
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax
    3,178       1,408       4,575       1,136  
 
                       
Comprehensive income (loss)
    (28,334 )     (13,506 )     (83,683 )     6,806  
 
                       
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest (including accumulated dividends on preferred shares of subsidiary)
    (2,117 )     527       (5,878 )     3,740  
 
                       
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to common stockholders
  $ (26,217 )   $ (14,033 )   $ (77,805 )   $ 3,066  
 
                       
     The following table displays the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax.
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax
  $ (11,499 )   $ (15,895 )
Pension and post-employment benefits, net of tax
    (16,976 )     (16,976 )
 
           
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax
  $ (28,475 )   $ (32,871 )
 
           
     (9) Postretirement Benefits
          Alon has three defined benefit pension plans covering substantially all of its refining and unbranded marketing segment employees, excluding West Coast employees and employees of SCS. The benefits are based on years of service and the employee’s final average monthly compensation. Alon’s funding policy is to contribute annually not less than the minimum required nor more than the maximum amount that can be deducted for federal income tax purposes. Contributions are intended to provide not only for benefits attributed to service to date but also for those benefits expected to be earned in the future. Alon’s estimated contributions during 2010 to its pension plans has not changed significantly from amounts previously disclosed in Alon’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, Alon contributed $1,940 and $1,395, respectively, to its qualified pension plans.
          The components of net periodic benefit cost related to Alon’s benefit plans were as follows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009:
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
                               
Service cost
  $ 1,019     $ 836     $ 2,037     $ 1,673  
Interest cost
    946       840       1,892       1,681  
Expected return on plan assets
    (905 )     (839 )     (1,810 )     (1,679 )
Amortization of net loss
    385       263       771       526  
 
                       
Net periodic benefit cost
  $ 1,445     $ 1,100     $ 2,890     $ 2,201  
 
                       

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     (10) Indebtedness
          Debt consisted of the following:
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Term loan credit facility
  $ 432,000     $ 434,250  
Revolving credit facilities
    174,753       216,577  
Senior secured notes
    206,505       205,693  
Short-term debt
    41,500        
Retail credit facilities
    77,281       80,504  
 
           
Total debt
    932,039       937,024  
Less short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt
    (52,446 )     (10,946 )
 
           
Total long-term debt
  $ 879,593     $ 926,078  
 
           
          (a) Alon USA Energy, Inc. Credit Facilities
          Term Loan Credit Facility. Alon has a term loan (the “Alon Energy Term Loan”) that will mature on August 2, 2013. Principal payments of $4,500 per annum are paid in quarterly installments, subject to reduction from mandatory events.
          Borrowings under the Alon Energy Term Loan bear interest at a rate based on a margin over the Eurodollar rate from between 1.75% to 2.50% per annum based upon the ratings of the loans by Standard & Poor’s Rating Service and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Currently, the margin is 2.25% over the Eurodollar rate.
          The Alon Energy Term Loan is jointly and severally guaranteed by all of Alon’s subsidiaries except for Alon’s retail subsidiaries, those subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition and certain subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Bakersfield refinery acquisition. The Alon Energy Term Loan is secured by a second lien on cash, accounts receivable and inventory and a first lien on most of the remaining assets of Alon excluding those of Alon’s retail subsidiaries, those subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition and certain subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Bakersfield refinery acquisition.
          The Alon Energy Term Loan contains customary restrictive covenants, such as restrictions on liens, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, additional indebtedness, different businesses, certain lease obligations, and certain restricted payments. The Alon Energy Term Loan does not contain any maintenance financial covenants.
          At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Alon Energy Term Loan had an outstanding balance of $432,000 and $434,250, respectively.
          Letters of Credit Facility. On March 9, 2010, Alon entered into an unsecured credit facility with Israel Discount Bank of New York (the “Alon Energy Letters of Credit Facility”) for the issuance of letters of credit in an amount not to exceed $60,000 and with a sub-limit for borrowings not to exceed $30,000. This facility will terminate on January 31, 2013. On June 30, 2010, Alon had $60,000 of outstanding letters of credit under this facility. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus 3.00% per annum subject to an overall minimum interest rate of 4.00%.
          This facility contains certain customary restrictive covenants including financial covenants. Certain of these covenants become applicable at September 30, 2010, while others first apply at December 31, 2010.
     (b) Alon USA LP Credit Facility
          Revolving Credit Facility. Alon has a $240,000 revolving credit facility (the “Alon USA LP Credit Facility”) that will mature on January 1, 2013. The Alon USA LP Credit Facility can be used both for borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit, subject to a limit of the lesser of the facility or the amount of the borrowing base under the facility.

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
          Borrowings under the Alon USA LP Credit Facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus 3.00% per annum subject to an overall minimum interest rate of 4.00%.
          The Alon USA LP Credit Facility is secured by (i) a first lien on Alon’s cash, accounts receivables, inventories and related assets and (ii) a second lien on Alon’s fixed assets and other specified property, in each case, excluding those of Alon Paramount Holdings, Inc. (“Alon Holdings”), and its subsidiaries other than Alon Pipeline Logistics, LLC (“Alon Logistics”), the subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition, the subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Bakersfield refinery acquisition and Alon’s retail subsidiaries.
          The Alon USA LP Credit Facility contains certain restrictive covenants including maintenance financial covenants. As currently amended, the maintenance financial covenants for the leverage ratio and the interest coverage ratio will not apply until the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2010. The maintenance financial covenant for the current ratio will continue to be measured for all fiscal quarters of 2010.
          Borrowings of $119,000 and $88,000 were outstanding under the Alon USA LP Credit Facility at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, outstanding letters of credit under the Alon USA LP Credit Facility were $120,022 and $128,963, respectively.
     (c) Paramount Petroleum Corporation Credit Facility
          Revolving Credit Facility. Paramount Petroleum Corporation has a $300,000 revolving credit facility (the “Paramount Credit Facility”) that will mature on February 28, 2012. The Paramount Credit Facility can be used both for borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit subject to a limit of the lesser of the facility or the amount of the borrowing base under the facility.
          Borrowings under the Paramount Credit Facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus a margin based on excess availability. The average excess availability during June 2010 was $62,435 and the margin was 1.75%.
          The Paramount Credit Facility is primarily secured by (i) a first lien on accounts receivables, inventories and related assets and (ii) a second lien on Alon Holdings’ (excluding Alon Logistics) fixed assets and other specified property.
          The Paramount Credit Facility contains certain restrictive covenants related to working capital, operations and other matters.
          Borrowings of $55,753 and $45,290 were outstanding under the Paramount Credit Facility at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, outstanding letters of credit under the Paramount Credit Facility were $63,039 and $17,999, respectively.
     (d) Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. Credit Facilities
          Senior Secured Notes. In October 2009, Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. (“ARKS”) issued $216,500 in aggregate principal amount of 13.50% senior secured notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”) in a private offering. The Senior Secured Notes were issued at an offering price of 94.857%. The Senior Secured Notes will mature on October 15, 2014 and the entire principal amount is due at maturity. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15.
          ARKS received gross proceeds of $205,365 from the sale of the Senior Secured Notes (before fees and expenses related to the offering). In connection with the closing, ARKS prepaid in full all outstanding obligations under its term loan. The remaining proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes.
          The terms of the Senior Secured Notes are governed by an indenture (the “Indenture”) and the obligations under the Indenture are secured by a first priority lien on ARKS’ property, plant and equipment and a second priority lien on ARKS’ cash, accounts receivable and inventory.
          The Indenture also contains restrictive covenants such as restrictions on loans, mergers, sales of assets, additional indebtedness and restricted payments. The Indenture does not contain any maintenance financial covenants.

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     On February 17, 2010, ARKS exchanged $216,480 of Senior Secured Notes for an equivalent amount of Senior Secured Notes (“Exchange Notes”) registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Exchange Notes are substantially identical to the Senior Secured Notes, except that the Exchange Notes have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not subject to transfer restrictions.
     At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Senior Secured Notes had an outstanding balance (net of unamortized discount) of $206,505 and $205,693, respectively. Alon is utilizing the effective interest method to amortize the original issue discount over the life of the Senior Secured Notes.
     Short-Term Credit Facility. On March 15, 2010, ARKS entered into a $65,000 short-term credit facility with Bank Hapoalim B.M. (the “ARKS Term Facility”). The ARKS Term Facility as currently amended and restated matures on August 16, 2010. ARKS has agreed in principal with Bank Hapoalim B.M. to extend the maturity date to November 15, 2010. ARKS originally borrowed $65,000 and has repaid $35,000 as of June 30, 2010.
     Borrowings under the ARKS Term Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.00% and $30,000 was outstanding under the ARKS Term Facility at June 30, 2010.
     The ARKS Term Facility is secured by a second lien on all assets other than cash, accounts receivable, and inventory of ARKS.
     The ARKS Term Facility contains customary restrictive covenants, such as restrictions on liens, mergers, consolidation, sales of assets, capital expenditures, additional indebtedness, investments, hedging transactions, and certain restricted payments.
     Revolving Credit Facility. On March 15, 2010, ARKS terminated its revolving credit facility agreement (the “ARKS Facility”) and repaid all outstanding amounts thereunder. As a result of the prepayment of the ARKS Facility, Alon recorded a write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $6,659 as interest expense in the first quarter of 2010.
     Borrowings of $83,287 and outstanding letters of credit of $2,765 were outstanding under the ARKS Facility at December 31, 2009.
     (e) Alon Bakersfield Operating, Inc. Credit Facility
     Short-Term Credit Facility. On June 1, 2010, Alon Bakersfield Operating, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alon, entered into an $11,500 secured credit facility with Bank Leumi USA as lender. The facility is secured primarily by the hydrocarbon inventories acquired in the Bakersfield refinery acquisition. The facility will mature on September 1, 2010. The principal is to be repaid in a single payment on the maturity date, subject to reductions from mandatory prepayment events. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus 3.00% per annum, subject to an overall minimum interest rate floor of 4.00% per annum.
     Borrowings of $11,500 were outstanding under the facility at June 30, 2010.
     The facility contains customary covenants, such as restriction on liens, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, additional indebtedness and different businesses. This facility does not contain any maintenance financial covenants.
     (f) Retail Credit Facilities
     Southwest Convenience Stores, LLC (“SCS”) is a party to a credit agreement (the “SCS Credit Agreement”) that matures on July 1, 2017. Monthly principal payments are based on a 15-year amortization term.
     Borrowings under the SCS Credit Agreement bear interest at a Eurodollar rate plus 1.50% per annum.
     Obligations under the SCS Credit Agreement are jointly and severally guaranteed by Alon, Alon Brands, Inc., Skinny’s, LLC and all of the subsidiaries of SCS. The obligations under the SCS Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of SCS and Skinny’s, LLC and each of their subsidiaries, including cash, accounts receivable and inventory.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
          The SCS Credit Agreement contains customary restrictive covenants on its activities, such as restrictions on liens, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, additional indebtedness, investments, certain lease obligations and certain restricted payments. The SCS Credit Agreement also includes one annual financial covenant.
          At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the SCS Credit Agreement had an outstanding balance of $76,528 and $79,694, respectively, and there were no further amounts available for borrowing.
          (g) Other Retail Related Credit Facilities
          In 2003, Alon obtained $1,545 in mortgage loans to finance the acquisition of new retail locations. The interest rates on these loans ranged between 5.5% and 9.7%, with 5 to 15-year payment terms. At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the outstanding balances were $753 and $810, respectively.
     (11) Stock-Based Compensation
          Alon has two employee incentive compensation plans, (i) the Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan and (ii) the 2000 Incentive Stock Compensation Plan.
          (a) Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan (share value in dollars)
          Alon’s original incentive compensation plan, the Alon USA Energy, Inc. 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, was approved by its stockholders in 2006. In May 2010, Alon’s stockholders approved an amended and restated incentive compensation plan, the Alon USA Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan, which is a component of Alon’s overall executive incentive compensation program. The Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan permits the granting of awards in the form of options to purchase common stock, SARs, restricted shares of common stock, restricted common stock units, performance shares, performance units and senior executive plan bonuses to Alon’s directors, officers and key employees. Other than the restricted share grants and SARs discussed below, there have been no stock-based awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan.
          Restricted Stock. Non-employee directors are awarded an annual grant of shares of restricted stock valued at $25. The restricted shares granted to the non-employee directors under the Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan vest over a period of three years, assuming continued service at vesting.
          Compensation expense for the restricted stock grants amounted to $19 and $20 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $31 and $31 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations. There is no material difference between intrinsic value and fair value under FASB ASC Topic 718-10 for pro forma disclosure purposes.
          The following table summarizes the restricted share activity from January 1, 2009:
                 
            Weighted  
            Average  
            Grant Date  
Nonvested Shares   Shares     Fair Values  
Nonvested at January 1, 2009
    7,662     $ 19.58  
Granted
    5,841       12.84  
Vested
    (3,277)       22.89  
Forfeited
           
 
           
Nonvested at December 31, 2009
    10,226     $ 14.67  
 
           
Granted
    10,416       7.20  
Vested
    (4,473)       16.77  
Forfeited
           
 
           
Nonvested at June 30, 2010
    16,169     $ 9.28  
 
           
          As of June 30, 2010, there was $107 of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted under the Amended and Restated 2005 Incentive Compensation Plan. That

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cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.4 years. The fair value of shares vested in 2010 was $31.
          Stock Appreciation Rights. In March 2007, Alon granted awards of 361,665 Stock Appreciation Rights (“SARs”) to certain officers and key employees at a grant price equal to $28.46. The March 2007 SARs vest as follows: 50% on March 7, 2009, 25% on March 7, 2010, and 25% on March 7, 2011, and, pursuant to an amendment to the grant agreements on January 25, 2010, are exercisable during the three-year period following the date of vesting.
          In July 2008, Alon granted awards of 12,000 SARs to certain employees at the close of the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition at a grant price equal to $14.23. The July 2008 SARs vest as follows: 50% on July 1, 2010, 25% on July 1, 2011, and 25% on July 1, 2012, and are exercisable during the 365-day period following the date of vesting.
          In December 2008, Alon granted an award of 10,000 SARs at a grant price equal to $14.23. The December 2008 SARs vest as follows: 25% on December 1, 2010, 25% on December 1, 2011, 25% on December 1, 2012 and 25% on December 1, 2013 and are exercisable during the 365-day period following the date of vesting.
          In January 2010, Alon granted awards of 177,250 SARs to certain officers and key employees at a grant price equal to $16.00. The January 2010 SARs vest as follows: 50% on December 10, 2011, 25% on December 10, 2012 and 25% on December 10, 2013 and are exercisable during the 365-day period following the date of vesting.
          In March 2010, Alon granted awards of 10,000 SARs at a grant price equal to $16.00 and 10,000 SARs at a grant price equal to $10.00 to an executive officer. The March 2010 SARs vest as follows: 50% on March 1, 2012, 25% on March 1, 2013, and 25% on March 1, 2014, and are exercisable during the 365-day period following the date of vesting.
          When exercised, all SARs are convertible into shares of Alon common stock, the number of which will be determined at the time of exercise by calculating the difference between the closing price of Alon common stock on the exercise date and the grant price of the SARs (the “Spread”), multiplying the Spread by the number of SARs being exercised and then dividing the product by the closing price of Alon common stock on the exercise date.
          Compensation expense for the SARs grants amounted to $97 and ($60) for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $306 and $240 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.
     (b) 2000 Incentive Stock Compensation Plan
          On August 1, 2000, Alon Assets, Inc. (“Alon Assets”) and Alon USA Operating, Inc. (“Alon Operating”), majority owned, fully consolidated subsidiaries of Alon, adopted the 2000 Incentive Stock Compensation Plan pursuant to which Alon’s board of directors may grant stock options to certain officers and members of executive management. The 2000 Incentive Stock Compensation Plan authorized grants of options to purchase up to 16,154 shares of common stock of Alon Assets and 6,066 shares of common stock of Alon Operating. All authorized options were granted in 2000 and there have been no additional options granted under this plan. All stock options have ten-year terms. The options are subject to accelerated vesting and become fully exercisable if Alon achieves certain financial performance and debt service criteria. Upon exercise, Alon will reimburse the option holder for the exercise price of the shares and under certain circumstances the related federal and state taxes payable as a result of such exercises (gross-up liability). This plan was closed to new participants subsequent to August 1, 2000, the initial grant date. Total compensation expense recognized under this plan was $0 and $0 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $13 and $110 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively, and is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     The following table summarizes the stock option activity for Alon Assets and Alon Operating for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and for the year ended December 31, 2009:
                                 
    Alon Assets     Alon Operating  
            Weighted             Weighted  
    Number of     Average     Number of     Average  
    Options     Exercise     Options     Exercise  
    Outstanding     Price     Outstanding     Price  
Outstanding at January 1, 2009
    2,793     $ 100       1,049     $ 100  
Granted
                       
Exercised
                       
Forfeited and expired
                       
 
                       
Outstanding at December 31, 2009
    2,793     $ 100       1,049     $ 100  
 
                       
Granted
                       
Exercised
                       
Forfeited and expired
                       
 
                       
Outstanding at June 30, 2010
    2,793     $ 100       1,049     $ 100  
 
                       
          The intrinsic value of total options exercised in 2010 was $0.
     (12) Stockholders’ Equity (per share in dollars)
Common Stock Dividends
     On June 15, 2010, Alon paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share on Alon’s common stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 28, 2010.
     (13) Earnings (Loss) Per Share (earnings per share in dollars)
          Basic earnings (loss) per share are calculated as net income (loss) available to common stockholders divided by the average number of shares of common stock outstanding. Diluted earnings per share include the dilutive effect of restricted shares and SARs using the treasury stock method and the dilutive effect of convertible preferred shares using the if-converted method.
     The calculation of earnings (loss) per share, basic and diluted, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009 is as follows:
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (29,259 )   $ (15,340 )   $ (82,201 )   $ 2,011  
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding
    54,164       46,809       54,162       46,807  
Dilutive restricted shares, SARs and conversion of preferred shares
                      3  
 
                       
Average number of shares of common stock outstanding assuming dilution
    54,164       46,809       54,162       46,810  
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per share – basic
  $ (0.54 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (1.52 )   $ 0.04  
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per share – diluted *
  $ (0.54 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (1.52 )   $ 0.04  
 
                       
 
*   For the purpose of adjusting net income (loss) in the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share issued by Alon’s subsidiaries, the effect for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 is anti-dilutive and therefore excluded from the calculation.

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
     (14) Big Spring Refinery Fire
          On February 18, 2008, a fire at the Big Spring refinery destroyed the propylene recovery unit and damaged equipment in the alkylation and gas concentration units. The re-start of the crude unit in a hydroskimming mode began on April 5, 2008, and the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (“FCCU”) resumed operations on September 26, 2008. Substantially all of the repairs to the units damaged in the fire have been completed.
          Alon’s insurance policies at the time of the fire provided a combined single limit of $385,000 for property damage, with a $2,000 deductible, and business interruption coverage with a 45 day waiting period. Alon also had third party liability insurance which provided coverage with a limit of $150,000 and a $5,000 deductible. Alon received insurance proceeds of $330,000 for work performed through December 31, 2008 and $55,000 for business interruption recovery as a result of the fire with $350,875 of proceeds received in 2008 and $34,125 of proceeds received in January 2009.
     (15) Related-Party Transactions
          Sale of Preferred Shares (per share amounts in dollars)
          In connection with the acquisition of the Krotz Springs refinery, pursuant to a stock purchase agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) Alon Israel Oil Company, Ltd. (“Alon Israel”) provided letters of credit in the amount of $55,000 (the “Original L/Cs”) to support the borrowing base of ARKS and purchased 80,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock par value $1,000.00 per share. Alon Israel issued an additional $25,000 of letters of credit in the first quarter of 2009 for the benefit of ARKS. In connection with the termination of the ARKS Facility, Alon returned to Alon Israel $65,000 of letters of credit, leaving $15,000 of letters of credit outstanding at June 30, 2010. Alon Israel provided assurances of $30,000 to support Alon in connection with the Alon Energy Letters of Credit Facility. In December 2009, Alon Israel’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock were exchanged for Alon common stock.
          Pursuant to a stockholders agreement (as amended, “The Stockholders Agreement”) entered into in connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, Alon Israel was granted an option (the “L/C Option”), exercisable at any time the letters of credit are outstanding, to withdraw all or part of the letters of credit and acquire shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Alon Refining Louisiana, Inc. (“ARL”) at their par value of $1,000.00 per share, in an amount equal to such withdrawn letters of credit (the “L/C Preferred Shares”).
          Under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, with respect to the L/C Preferred Shares, during the period beginning on the date of issuance of any L/C Preferred Shares in connection with the exercise of the L/C Option and ending on December 31, 2010, each of Alon Louisiana Holdings, Inc. (“Alon Louisiana Holdings”) and Alon have the option to purchase from Alon Israel all or a portion of the then-outstanding L/C Preferred Shares at a price per share equal to the par value plus accrued but unpaid dividends (the “Call Option”), subject to the prior release of all of the letters of credit and conditioned upon approval of the purchase by Alon’s Audit Committee.
          If the Call Option is not exercised by Alon Louisiana Holdings or Alon, the L/C Preferred Shares are exchangeable for shares of Alon common stock in accordance with the terms of the Stockholders Agreement. Specifically, (i) the L/C Preferred Shares may be exchanged at the election of either Alon or Alon Israel, for shares of Alon common stock upon a change of control of either ARL or Alon; (ii) in the event that the Call Option is not exercised, Alon Israel will have the option to exchange L/C Preferred Shares it then holds for Alon common stock during a 5-business day period beginning on the first day on which Alon’s securities trading window is open after each of January 3, 2010, July 1, 2010, and January 1, 2011; and (iii) if not so exchanged, all of the L/C Preferred Shares will be mandatorily exchanged for shares of Alon common stock on July 3, 2011.
          Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, in the event that any letter of credit is drawn upon by beneficiaries of a letter of credit, a promissory note will be issued by Alon Louisiana Holdings in favor of Alon Israel for the amount of any such drawn letters of credit. This promissory note will provide that Alon may exchange the promissory note for shares of Alon common stock.
          Sale of HEP Units
          In January 2010, Alon sold 150,200 Holly Energy Partners (“HEP”) units to each of Dor-Alon Energy in Israel (1988) Ltd. and Blue Square — Israel, Ltd. respectively, both affiliates of Alon Israel and Alon also exchanged 287,258 HEP units for auction rate securities held by Alon Israel (which were sold in March 2010 and no gain or loss

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
was recognized). The HEP units sold and exchanged were based on a price per unit based on the average closing price of HEP’s publically traded Class A limited partnership units for the 30 trading days preceding the closing of such transaction for a total of $22,760.
          Richmond Beach Property Sale
          On April 22, 2010, Alon entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with BSRE Point Wells, LP (“BSRE”), a subsidiary of Blue Square-Israel, Ltd., an affiliated entity, to sell a parcel of land at Richmond Beach, Washington for $19,500. The sale of the land was completed on June 1, 2010 and Alon deferred recognition of the gain on the sale of land of $5,539 as the land was sold to an affiliated entity. The deferred gain will be recognized at such time as the property is sold to a third party.
          In conjunction with the sale, Alon entered into a development agreement with BSRE. The agreement provides that Alon and BSRE, in order to enhance the value of the land with a view towards maximizing the proceeds from its sale, intend to cooperate in the development and construction of a mixed-use residential and planned community real estate project on the land. As part of this agreement, Alon agreed to pay a development fee of $439 on a quarterly basis beginning July 1, 2010 in exchange for the right to participate in the potential profits realized by BSRE from the development of the land.
     (16) Commitments and Contingencies
          (a) Commitments
          In the normal course of business, Alon has long-term commitments to purchase utilities such as natural gas, electricity and water for use by its refineries, terminals, pipelines and retail locations. Alon is also party to various refined product and crude oil supply and exchange agreements. These agreements are short-term in nature or provide terms for cancellation.
          Offtake Agreement with Valero
          In connection with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition, in July 2008 Alon and Valero Energy Corporation (“Valero”) entered into an offtake agreement for five years that provides for Valero to purchase, at market prices, light cycle oil and straight run diesel.
          Earnout Settlement with Valero
          In connection with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition, in July 2008 Alon and Valero entered into an earnout agreement which was amended in August 2009. Alon has paid Valero approximately $19,688 in 2009 and $4,374 in the first six months of 2010. Additionally, Alon has agreed to pay Valero an additional sum of $10,937 in five installments of approximately $2,188 per quarter through the third quarter of 2011 which will result in aggregate earnout payments of $35,000. Of the $10,937 that remains to be paid, $8,750 is included in accrued liabilities and $2,188 is included in other non-current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2010.
          Supply and Offtake Agreement with J. Aron & Company
          On April 21, 2010, ARKS entered into a Supply and Offtake Agreement, which was amended on May 26, 2010 (the “Supply and Offtake Agreement”), with J. Aron & Company (“J. Aron”), the proceeds of which allowed ARKS to retire part of its obligations under the ARKS Term Facility and support the operation of the refinery at a minimum of 72,000 barrels per day. Pursuant to the Supply and Offtake Agreement, (i) J. Aron agreed to sell to ARKS, and ARKS agreed to buy from J. Aron, at market price, crude oil for processing at the Krotz Springs refinery and (ii) ARKS agreed to sell, and J. Aron agreed to buy, at market price, certain refined products produced at the Krotz Springs refinery.
          In connection with the execution of the Supply and Offtake Agreement, ARKS also entered into agreements that provided for the sale, at market price, of ARKS’ crude oil and certain refined product inventories to J. Aron, the lease to J. Aron of crude oil and refined product storage tanks located at the Krotz Springs refinery, and an agreement to identify prospective purchasers of refined products on J. Aron’s behalf. The Supply and Offtake Agreement has an initial term that expires on May 31, 2012 and automatically renews for up to two additional 12-month terms unless

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
either party provides notice of termination at least six months prior to the end of the then-current term. Following expiration or termination of the Supply and Offtake Agreement, ARKS is obligated to purchase the crude oil and refined product inventories then owned by J. Aron and located at the Krotz Springs refinery.
          Standby LC Facility
          On May 28, 2010, ARKS entered into a secured Credit Agreement (the “Standby LC Facility”) by and between ARKS, as Borrower, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Issuing Bank. The Standby LC Facility provides for up to $200,000 of letters of credit to be issued to J. Aron. Obligations under the Standby LC Facility are secured by a first priority lien on the existing and future accounts receivable and inventory of ARKS. At this time there is no further availability under the Standby LC Facility.
          The Standby LC Facility includes customary events of default and restrictions on the activities of ARKS and its subsidiaries. The Standby LC Facility contains no maintenance financial covenants.
          (b) Contingencies
          Alon is involved in various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. Alon believes the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material effect on Alon’s financial position, results of operations or liquidity.
          (c) Environmental
          Alon is subject to federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations. These rules regulate the discharge of materials into the environment and may require Alon to incur future obligations to investigate the effects of the release or disposal of certain petroleum, chemical, and mineral substances at various sites; to remediate or restore these sites; to compensate others for damage to property and natural resources and for remediation and restoration costs. These possible obligations relate to sites owned by Alon and associated with past or present operations. Alon is currently participating in environmental investigations, assessments and cleanups under these regulations at service stations, pipelines and terminals. Alon may in the future be involved in additional environmental investigations, assessments and cleanups. The magnitude of future costs will depend on factors such as the unknown nature and contamination at many sites, the timing, extent and method of the remedial actions which may be required, and the determination of Alon’s liability in proportion to other responsible parties.
          Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized depending on their future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and that have no future economic benefit are expensed. Liabilities for expenditures of a non-capital nature are recorded when environmental assessment and/or remediation is probable, and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Substantially all amounts accrued are expected to be paid out over the next 15 years. The level of future expenditures for environmental remediation obligations cannot be determined with any degree of reliability.
          Alon has accrued environmental remediation obligations of $70,395 ($2,469 current payable and $67,926 non-current liability) at June 30, 2010, and $29,454 ($2,104 current payable and $27,350 non-current liability) at December 31, 2009.
          In connection with the acquisition of the Bakersfield refinery on June 1, 2010, Alon recorded a discounted accrued environmental remediation obligation of $42,122 which is included as part of the non-current liability at June 30, 2010.
          Also in connection with the acquisition of the Bakersfield refinery on June 1, 2010, a subsidiary of Alon entered into an indemnification agreement with a prior owner for remediation expenses of conditions that existed at the refinery on the acquisition date. Alon is required to make indemnification claims to the prior owner by March 15, 2015. The discounted indemnification amount is $17,122 and has been recorded as a non-current receivable at June 30, 2010.
          Paramount Petroleum Corporation has indemnification agreements with a prior owner for part of the remediation expenses at its refineries and offsite tank farm and, as a result, has recorded a current receivable of $1,200 and non-current receivable of $3,735 at June 30, 2010.

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(unaudited, dollars in thousands except as noted)
          In connection with the acquisition of the Big Spring refinery, pipeline and terminal assets from Atofina Petrochemicals, Inc. (“Atofina”) in August 2000, Atofina agreed to indemnify Alon for the costs of environmental investigations, assessments and clean-ups of known conditions that existed at the acquisition date, and as a result, has recorded a current receivable of $35 at June 30, 2010.
     (17) Subsequent Event
          Dividend Declared
          On August 4, 2010, Alon declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share on Alon’s common stock, payable on September 15, 2010 to stockholders of record at the close of business on August 31, 2010.

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ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
          The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. In this document, the words “Alon,” “the Company,” “we” and “our” refer to Alon USA Energy, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
Forward-Looking Statements
          Certain statements contained in this report and other materials we file with the SEC, or in other written or oral statements made by us, other than statements of historical fact, are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements relate to matters such as our industry, business strategy, goals and expectations concerning our market position, future operations, margins, profitability, capital expenditures, liquidity and capital resources and other financial and operating information. 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.
          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, which 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 general economic conditions and capital markets;
 
    changes in the underlying demand for our products;
 
    the availability, costs and price volatility of crude oil, other refinery feedstocks and refined products;
 
    changes in the sweet/sour spread;
 
    changes in the light/heavy spread;
 
    the effects of transactions involving forward contracts and derivative instruments;
 
    actions of customers and competitors;
 
    changes in fuel and utility costs incurred by our facilities;
 
    disruptions due to equipment interruption, pipeline disruptions or failure at our or third-party facilities;
 
    the execution of planned capital projects;
 
    adverse changes in the credit ratings assigned to our trade credit and debt instruments;
 
    the effects of and cost of compliance with current and future state and federal environmental, economic, safety and other laws, policies and regulations;
 
    operating hazards, natural disasters, casualty losses and other matters beyond our control;
 
    the global financial crisis’ impact on our business and financial condition; and
 
    the other factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 under the caption “Risk Factors” and in this Form 10-Q under Part II, Item 1A.

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          Any one of these factors or a combination of these factors could materially affect our future results of operations and could influence whether any forward-looking statements ultimately prove to be accurate. Our forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results and future performance may differ materially from those suggested in any forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update these statements unless we are required by the securities laws to do so.
Company Overview
          We are an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products operating primarily in the South Central, Southwestern and Western regions of the United States. Our crude oil refineries are located in Texas, California, Oregon and Louisiana and have a combined throughput capacity of approximately 250,000 barrels per day (“bpd”). Our refineries produce petroleum products including various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, petrochemicals, petrochemical feedstocks, asphalt, and other petroleum-based products.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Our refining and unbranded marketing segment includes sour and heavy crude oil refineries that are located in Big Spring, Texas; and Paramount, Bakersfield and Long Beach, California; and a light sweet crude oil refinery located in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. Because we operate the Long Beach refinery as an extension of the Paramount refinery and due to their physical proximity to one another, we refer to the Long Beach, Bakersfield and Paramount refineries together as our “California refineries.” The refineries in our refining and unbranded marketing segment have a combined throughput capacity of approximately 240,000 bpd. At these refineries we refine crude oil into petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, petrochemicals, feedstocks and asphalts, which are marketed primarily in the South Central, Southwestern, and Western United States.
          We market transportation fuels produced at our Big Spring refinery in West and Central Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. We refer to our operations in these regions as our “physically integrated system” because we supply our retail and branded marketing segment convenience stores and unbranded distributors in this region with motor fuels produced at our Big Spring refinery and distributed through a network of pipelines and terminals which we either own or have access to through leases or long-term throughput agreements.
          We market refined products produced at our Paramount refinery to wholesale distributors, other refiners and third parties primarily on the West Coast. Our Long Beach refinery produces asphalt products. Unfinished fuel products and intermediates produced at our Long Beach refinery are transferred to our Paramount refinery via pipeline and truck for further processing or sold to third parties. Refined products produced at our Bakersfield refinery have historically been marketed in central California. Currently, the refinery is shut-down as we plan to integrate the operations of the Bakersfield refinery with our other California refineries by processing vacuum gas oil produced at our California refineries in the hydrocracker located at the Bakersfield refinery.
          Krotz Springs’ liquid product yield is approximately 101.5% of total feedstock input, meaning that for each 100 barrels of crude oil and feedstocks input into the refinery, it produces 101.5 barrels of refined products. Of the 101.5%, on average 99.0% is light finished products such as gasoline and distillates, including diesel and jet fuel, petrochemical feedstocks and liquefied petroleum gas, and the remaining 2.5% is primarily heavy oils. We market refined products from Krotz Springs to wholesale distributors, other refiners, and third parties. The refinery’s location provides access to upriver markets on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers and its docking facilities along the Atchafalaya River allow barge access. The refinery also uses its direct access to the Colonial Pipeline to transport products to markets in the Southern and Eastern United States.
          Asphalt Segment. Our asphalt segment markets asphalt produced at our Texas and California refineries included in the refining and marketing segment and at our Willbridge, Oregon refinery. Asphalt produced by the refineries in our refining and marketing segment is transferred to the asphalt segment at prices substantially determined by reference to the cost of crude oil, which is intended to approximate wholesale market prices. Our asphalt segment markets asphalt through 12 refinery/terminal locations in Texas (Big Spring), California (Paramount, Long Beach, Elk Grove, Bakersfield and Mojave), Oregon (Willbridge), Washington (Richmond Beach), Arizona (Phoenix, Flagstaff and Fredonia) and Nevada (Fernley) (50% interest) as well as a 50% interest in Wright Asphalt Products Company, LLC (“Wright”). We produce both paving and roofing grades of asphalt, including performance-graded asphalts, emulsions and cutbacks.
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various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, general merchandise and food and beverage products to the general public, primarily under the 7-Eleven and FINA brand names. Substantially all of the motor fuel sold through our retail operations and the majority of the motor fuel marketed in our branded business is supplied by our Big Spring refinery. In 2010, approximately 91% of the motor fuel requirements of our branded marketing operations, including retail operations, were supplied by our Big Spring refinery.
          We market gasoline and diesel under the FINA brand name through a network of approximately 610 locations, including our convenience stores. Approximately 67% of the gasoline and 23% of the diesel motor fuel produced at our Big Spring refinery was transferred to our retail and branded marketing segment at prices substantially determined by reference to commodity pricing information published by Platts. Additionally, our retail and branded marketing segment licenses the use of the FINA brand name and provides credit card processing services to approximately 285 licensed locations that are not under fuel supply agreements with us. Branded distributors that are not part of our integrated supply system, primarily in Central Texas, are supplied with motor fuels we obtain from third-party suppliers.
Second Quarter Operational and Financial Highlights
          Operating income (loss) for the second quarter of 2010 was ($27.7) million, compared to ($10.0) million in the same period last year. Operating income decreased principally due to lower refinery throughput as a result of an extended turnaround at our Krotz Springs refinery, and reduced rates at the California refineries as a result of our efforts to optimize asphalt production with demand. Other operational and financial highlights for the second quarter of 2010 include the following:
    The Big Spring refinery and California refineries combined throughput for the second quarter of 2010, averaged 62,218 bpd, consisting of 42,775 bpd at the Big Spring refinery and 19,443 bpd at the California refineries compared to a combined average of 101,398 bpd in the second quarter of 2009, consisting of 61,573 bpd at the Big Spring refinery and 39,825 bpd at the California refineries. Throughput at the Krotz Springs refinery for the second quarter of 2010 was an average of 21,960 bpd compared to an average of 58,458 for the second quarter of 2009. The average throughput at the Krotz Springs refinery reflects only operations since its restart in June 2010.
 
    Refinery operating margin at the Big Spring refinery was $9.58 per barrel for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $5.37 per barrel for the same period in 2009. This increase was primarily due to higher Gulf Coast 3/2/1 crack spreads and greater light/heavy spreads.
 
    Refinery operating margin at the California refineries was $2.87 per barrel for the second quarter of 2010, compared to $2.47 per barrel for the same period in 2009. This increase primarily resulted from higher West Coast 3/2/1 crack spreads and greater sweet/sour spreads.
 
    The average operating margin for the Krotz Springs refinery was ($1.95) per barrel for the second quarter of 2010 compared to $5.85 per barrel for the same period in 2009. The change reflects the refinery being down until June 2010.
 
    Asphalt margins in the second quarter of 2010 were $67.12 per ton compared to $50.97 per ton in the second quarter of 2009. The average blended asphalt sales price increased 22.1% from $397.35 per ton in the second quarter of 2009 to $485.15 per ton in the second quarter of 2010 and the average non-blended asphalt sales price increased 160.8% from $145.04 per ton in the second quarter of 2009 to $378.25 per ton in the second quarter of 2010.
 
    On June 15, 2010, Alon paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.04 per share on Alon’s common stock to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 28, 2010.
Major Influences on Results of Operations
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing. Our earnings and cash flow from our refining and unbranded marketing segment are primarily affected by the difference between refined product prices and the prices for crude oil and other feedstocks. The cost to acquire crude oil and other feedstocks and the price of the refined products we ultimately sell depend on numerous factors beyond our control, including the supply of, and demand for, crude oil, gasoline and

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other refined products which, in turn, depend on, among other factors, changes in domestic and foreign economies, weather conditions, domestic and foreign political affairs, production levels, the availability of imports, the marketing of competitive fuels and government regulation. While our sales and operating revenues fluctuate significantly with movements in crude oil and refined product prices, it is the spread between crude oil and refined product prices, and not necessarily fluctuations in those prices that affect our earnings.
          In order to measure our operating performance, we compare our per barrel refinery operating margins to certain industry benchmarks. We compare our Big Spring refinery’s per barrel operating margin to the Gulf Coast and Group III, or mid-continent, 3/2/1 crack spreads. A 3/2/1 crack spread in a given region is calculated assuming that three barrels of a benchmark crude oil are converted, or cracked, into two barrels of gasoline and one barrel of diesel. We calculate the Gulf Coast 3/2/1 crack spread using the market values of Gulf Coast conventional gasoline and ultra low-sulfur diesel and the market value of West Texas Intermediate, or WTI, a light, sweet crude oil. We calculate the Group III 3/2/1 crack spread using the market values of Group III conventional gasoline and ultra low-sulfur diesel and the market value of WTI crude oil. We calculate the per barrel operating margin for our Big Spring refinery by dividing the Big Spring refinery’s gross margin by its throughput volumes. Gross margin is the difference between net sales and cost of sales (exclusive of substantial unrealized hedge positions and inventories adjustments related to acquisitions).
          We compare our California refineries’ per barrel operating margin to the West Coast 6/1/2/3 crack spread. A 6/1/2/3 crack spread is calculated assuming that six barrels of a benchmark crude oil are converted into one barrel of gasoline, two barrels of diesel and three barrels of fuel oil. We calculate the West Coast 6/1/2/3 crack spread using the market values of West Coast LA CARBOB pipeline gasoline, LA ultra low-sulfur pipeline diesel, LA 380 pipeline CST (fuel oil) and the market value of WTI crude oil. The per barrel operating margin of the California refineries is calculated by dividing the California refinery’s gross margin by their throughput volumes. Another comparison to other West Coast refineries that we use is the West Coast 3/2/1 crack spread. This is calculated using the market values of West Coast LA CARBOB pipeline gasoline, LA ultra low-sulfur pipeline diesel and the market value of WTI crude oil.
          Our Krotz Springs refinery’s per barrel margin is compared to the Gulf Coast 2/1/1 crack spread. The 2/1/1 crack spread is calculated assuming that two barrels of a benchmark crude oil are converted into one barrel of gasoline and one barrel of diesel. We calculate the Gulf Coast 2/1/1 crack spread using the market values of Gulf Coast conventional gasoline and Gulf Coast high sulfur diesel and the market value of WTI crude oil.
          Our Big Spring refinery and California refineries are capable of processing substantial volumes of sour crude oil, which has historically cost less than intermediate and sweet crude oils. We measure the cost advantage of refining sour crude oil at our refineries by calculating the difference between the value of WTI crude oil less the value of West Texas Sour, or WTS, a medium, sour crude oil. We refer to this differential as the sweet/sour spread. A widening of the sweet/sour spread can favorably influence the operating margin for our Big Spring and California refineries. In addition, our California refineries are capable of processing significant volumes of heavy crude oils which historically have cost less than light crude oils. We measure the cost advantage of refining heavy crude oils by calculating the difference between the value of WTI crude oil less the value of MAYA crude, which we refer to as the light/heavy spread. A widening of the light/heavy spread can favorably influence the refinery operating margins for our California refineries.
          The results of operations from our refining and unbranded marketing segment are also significantly affected by our refineries’ operating costs, particularly the cost of natural gas used for fuel and the cost of electricity. Natural gas prices have historically been volatile. For example, natural gas prices ranged from $13.58 per million British thermal units, or MMBTU, in July of 2008 to $2.51 MMBTU in September of 2009. Typically, electricity prices fluctuate with natural gas prices.
          Demand for gasoline products is generally higher during summer months than during winter months due to seasonal increases in highway traffic. As a result, the operating results for our refining and unbranded marketing segment for the first and fourth calendar quarters are generally lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters. The effects of seasonal demand for gasoline are partially offset by seasonality in demand for diesel, which in our region is generally higher in winter months as east-west trucking traffic moves south to avoid winter conditions on northern routes.
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mitigated through a diligent planning process that considers product availability, margin environment and the availability of resources to perform the required maintenance.
          The nature of our business requires us to maintain substantial quantities of crude oil and refined product inventories. Crude oil and refined products are essentially commodities, and we have no control over the changing market value of these inventories. Because our inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value under the LIFO inventory valuation methodology, price fluctuations generally have little effect on our financial results.
          Asphalt. Our earnings from our asphalt segment depend primarily upon the margin between the price at which we sell our asphalt and the transfer prices for asphalt produced at our refineries in the refining and unbranded marketing segment. Asphalt is transferred to our asphalt segment at prices substantially determined by reference to the cost of crude oil, which is intended to approximate wholesale market prices. The asphalt segment also conducts operations at and markets asphalt produced by our refinery located in Willbridge, Oregon. In addition to producing asphalt at our refineries, at times when refining margins are unfavorable we opportunistically purchase asphalt from other producers for resale. A portion of our asphalt sales are made using fixed price contracts for delivery of asphalt products at future dates. Because these contracts are priced at the market prices for asphalt at the time of the contract, a change in the cost of crude oil between the time we enter into the contract and the time we produce the asphalt can positively or negatively influence the earnings of our asphalt segment. Demand for paving asphalt products is higher during warmer months than during colder months due to seasonal increases in road construction work. As a result, the revenues for our asphalt segment for the first and fourth calendar quarters are expected to be lower than those for the second and third calendar quarters.
          Retail and Branded Marketing. Our earnings and cash flows from our retail and branded marketing segment are primarily affected by merchandise and motor fuel sales and margins at our convenience stores and the motor fuel sales volumes and margins from sales to our FINA-branded distributors, together with licensing and credit card related fees generated from our FINA-branded distributors and licensees. Retail merchandise gross margin is equal to retail merchandise sales less the delivered cost of the retail merchandise, net of vendor discounts and rebates, measured as a percentage of total retail merchandise sales. Retail merchandise sales are driven by convenience, branding and competitive pricing. Motor fuel margin is equal to motor fuel sales less the delivered cost of fuel and motor fuel taxes, measured on a cents per gallon (“cpg”) basis. Our motor fuel margins are driven by local supply, demand and competitor pricing. Our convenience store sales are seasonal and peak in the second and third quarters of the year, while the first and fourth quarters usually experience lower overall sales.
Factors Affecting Comparability
          Our financial condition and operating results over the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 have been influenced by the following factors which are fundamental to understanding comparisons of our period-to-period financial performance.
          The Krotz Springs refinery was shut down during November of 2009 for a scheduled turnaround and remained down until the restart in June 2010. Throughput at the Big Spring refinery was lower in the second quarter of 2010 as we addressed certain operational matters. The California refineries’ throughput was lower in the second quarter of 2010 due to continued efforts to optimize asphalt production with demand.
          On June 1, 2010, we purchased the Bakersfield, California refinery from Big West of California, LLC, a subsidiary of Flying J, Inc. The refinery has no refinery production at this time and will require major turnaround work and additional capital expenditures before it can be returned to operations and integrated with the other California refineries.
Results of Operations
          Net Sales. Net sales consist primarily of sales of refined petroleum products through our refining and unbranded marketing segment and asphalt segment and sales of merchandise, including food products, and motor fuels, through our retail and branded marketing segment.
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mainly affected by crude oil and refined product prices and volume changes caused by operations. Our retail merchandise sales are affected primarily by competition and seasonal influences.
          Cost of Sales. Refining and unbranded marketing cost of sales includes crude oil and other raw materials, inclusive of transportation costs. Asphalt cost of sales includes costs of purchased asphalt, blending materials and transportation costs. Retail cost of sales includes cost of sales for motor fuels and for merchandise. Motor fuel cost of sales represents the net cost of purchased fuel, including transportation costs and associated motor fuel taxes. Merchandise cost of sales includes the delivered cost of merchandise purchases, net of merchandise rebates and commissions. Cost of sales excludes depreciation and amortization expense.
          Direct Operating Expenses. Direct operating expenses, which relate to our refining and unbranded marketing and asphalt segments, include costs associated with the actual operations of our refineries and asphalt terminals, such as energy and utility costs, routine maintenance, labor, insurance and environmental compliance costs. Environmental compliance costs, including monitoring and routine maintenance, are expensed as incurred. All operating costs associated with our crude oil and product pipelines are considered to be transportation costs and are reflected as cost of sales.
          Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative, or SG&A, expenses consist primarily of costs relating to the operations of our convenience stores, including labor, utilities, maintenance and retail corporate overhead costs. Refining and marketing and asphalt segment corporate overhead and marketing expenses are also included in SG&A expenses.

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ALON USA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED
          Summary Financial Tables. The following tables provide summary financial data and selected key operating statistics for Alon and our three operating segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009. The summary financial data for our three operating segments does not include certain SG&A expenses and depreciation and amortization related to our corporate headquarters. The following data should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. All information in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” except for Balance Sheet data as of December 31, 2009 is unaudited.
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (dollars in thousands, except per     (dollars in thousands, except per  
    share data)     share data)  
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
                               
Net sales (1)
  $ 840,361     $ 1,106,398     $ 1,419,674     $ 1,828,578  
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    751,075       988,318       1,289,790       1,528,048  
Direct operating expenses
    62,924       71,345       124,368       140,209  
Selling, general and administrative expenses (2)
    29,182       31,581       60,989       63,496  
Depreciation and amortization (3)
    25,368       23,561       51,690       45,651  
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    868,549       1,114,805       1,526,837       1,777,404  
 
                       
Gain (loss) on disposition of assets
    474       (1,600 )     474       (1,600 )
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
    (27,714 )     (10,007 )     (106,689 )     49,574  
Interest expense (4)
    (21,735 )     (21,023 )     (48,320 )     (49,279 )
Equity earnings of investees
    1,209       8,376       1,106       8,373  
Other income (loss), net (5)
    (365 )     191       13,839       448  
 
                       
Income (loss) before income tax expense (benefit), non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries and accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
    (48,605 )     (22,463 )     (140,064 )     9,116  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (17,093 )     (7,549 )     (51,806 )     3,446  
 
                       
Income (loss) before non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries and accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
    (31,512 )     (14,914 )     (88,258 )     5,670  
Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries
    (2,253 )     (1,724 )     (6,057 )     (641 )
Accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary
          2,150             4,300  
 
                       
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (29,259 )   $ (15,340 )   $ (82,201 )   $ 2,011  
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per share, basic
  $ (0.54 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (1.52 )   $ 0.04  
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic (in thousands)
    54,164       46,809       54,162       46,807  
 
                       
Earnings (loss) per share, diluted
  $ (0.54 )   $ (0.33 )   $ (1.52 )   $ 0.04  
 
                       
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted (in thousands)
    54,164       46,809       54,162       46,810  
 
                       
 
                               
Cash dividends per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04     $ 0.08     $ 0.08  
 
                       
 
                               
CASH FLOW DATA:
                               
Net cash provided by (used in):
                               
Operating activities
  $ (20,581 )   $ 177,437     $ (61,560 )   $ 296,964  
Investing activities
    2,275       (29,705 )     (4,056 )     (44,714 )
Financing activities
    18,459       (122,548 )     32,892       (227,227 )

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    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (dollars in thousands, except per     (dollars in thousands, except per  
    share data)     share data)  
OTHER DATA:
                               
Adjusted EBITDA (6)
  $ (1,976 )   $ 23,721     $ (40,528 )   $ 105,646  
Capital expenditures (7)
    5,385       18,887       12,688       29,244  
Capital expenditures to rebuild the Big Spring refinery
          7,146             39,281  
Capital expenditures for turnaround and chemical catalyst
    1,522       2,951       11,531       10,314  
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
BALANCE SHEET DATA (end of period):
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 7,713     $ 40,437  
Working capital
    10,086       84,257  
Total assets
    2,182,408       2,132,789  
Total debt
    932,039       937,024  
Total equity
    346,386       431,918  
 
(1)   Includes excise taxes on sales by the retail and branded marketing segment of $13,531 and $11,770 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $26,317 and $22,814 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(2)   Includes corporate headquarters selling, general and administrative expenses of $188 and $190 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $376 and $380 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which are not allocated to our three operating segments.
 
(3)   Includes corporate depreciation and amortization of $336 and $148 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $567 and $295 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which are not allocated to our three operating segments.
 
(4)   Interest expense of $48,320 for the six months ended June 30, 2010, includes a charge of $6,659 for the write-off of debt issuance costs associated with our prepayment of the Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. revolving credit facility. Interest expense of $49,279 for the three months ended June 30, 2009, includes $5,715 related to the unwind of the heating oil crack spread hedge.
 
(5)   Other income (loss), net for the six months ended June 30, 2010 substantially represents the gain from the sale of our investment in Holly Energy Partners.
 
(6)   Adjusted EBITDA represents earnings before non-controlling interest in income of subsidiaries, income tax expense, interest expense, depreciation and amortization and gain on disposition of assets. Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized measurement under GAAP; however, the amounts included in Adjusted EBITDA are derived from amounts included in our consolidated financial statements. 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 non-controlling interest in income of subsidiaries, income tax expense, interest expense, gain on disposition of assets and the accounting effects of capital expenditures and acquisitions, 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 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;

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    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the prior claim that non-controlling interest have on the income generated by non-wholly-owned subsidiaries;
 
    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in or cash requirements for our working capital needs; and
 
    Our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may differ from EBITDA calculations of other companies in our industry, 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 (loss) available to common stockholders to Adjusted EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively:
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
  $ (29,259 )   $ (15,340 )   $ (82,201 )   $ 2,011  
Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries (including accumulated dividends on preferred stock of subsidiary)
    (2,253 )     426       (6,057 )     3,659  
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (17,093 )     (7,549 )     (51,806 )     3,446  
Interest expense
    21,735       21,023       48,320       49,279  
Depreciation and amortization
    25,368       23,561       51,690       45,651  
(Gain) loss on disposition of assets
    (474 )     1,600       (474 )     1,600  
 
                       
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ (1,976 )   $ 23,721     $ (40,528 )   $ 105,646  
 
                       
 
(7)   Includes corporate capital expenditures of $393 and $654 for the three months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009, respectively, and $808 and $1,232 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, which are not allocated to our three operating segments.

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REFINING AND UNBRANDED MARKETING SEGMENT
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    (dollars in thousands, except per barrel data and pricing statistics)  
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
                               
Net sales (1)
  $ 691,331     $ 961,103     $ 1,174,371     $ 1,594,400  
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales
    651,470       889,519       1,115,334       1,358,882  
Direct operating expenses
    51,493       61,638       101,845       120,009  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    3,874       7,239       10,262       14,566  
Depreciation and amortization
    19,881       18,300       40,835       35,177  
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    726,718       976,696       1,268,276       1,528,634  
 
                       
Loss on disposition of assets
          (1,600 )           (1,600 )
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
  $ (35,387 )   $ (17,193 )   $ (93,905 )   $ 64,166  
 
                       
 
                               
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS:
                               
Total sales volume (bpd)
    69,423       132,286       52,943       127,400  
Per barrel of throughput:
                               
Refinery operating margin — Big Spring (2)
  $ 9.58     $ 5.37     $ 7.26     $ 8.83  
Refinery operating margin — CA Refineries (2)
    2.87       2.47       1.29       3.99  
Refinery operating margin — Krotz Springs (2)
    (1.95 )     5.85       (1.48 )     8.91  
Refinery direct operating expense — Big Spring (3)
    5.78       4.70       6.18       4.14  
Refinery direct operating expense — CA Refineries (3)
    7.46       3.80       8.12       4.65  
Refinery direct operating expense — Krotz Springs (3)
    7.69       4.04       12.96       4.32  
Capital expenditures
    4,215       16,925       10,527       26,323  
Capital expenditures to rebuild the Big Spring refinery
          7,146             39,281  
Capital expenditures for turnaround and chemical catalyst
    1,522       2,951       11,531       10,314  
 
                               
PRICING STATISTICS:
                               
WTI crude oil (per barrel)
  $ 77.74     $ 59.54     $ 78.24     $ 51.36  
WTS crude oil (per barrel)
    75.92       58.15       76.39       50.20  
MAYA crude oil (per barrel)
    68.03       53.89       68.93       46.28  
Crack spreads (3/2/1) (per barrel):
                               
Gulf Coast
  $ 9.75     $ 8.30     $ 8.43     $ 8.97  
Group III
    11.47       9.34       9.13       9.53  
West Coast
    15.47       14.48       12.81       16.19  
Crack spreads (6/1/2/3) (per barrel):
                               
West Coast
  $ 4.82     $ 2.59     $ 3.15     $ 4.39  
Crack spreads (2/1/1) (per barrel):
                               
Gulf Coast high sulfur diesel
  $ 8.92     $ 6.63     $ 7.59     $ 8.04  
Crude oil differentials (per barrel):
                               
WTI less WTS
  $ 1.82     $ 1.39     $ 1.85     $ 1.16  
WTI less MAYA
    9.71       5.65       9.31       5.08  
Product price (dollars per gallon):
                               
Gulf Coast unleaded gasoline
  $ 2.053     $ 1.638     $ 2.046     $ 1.429  
Gulf Coast ultra low-sulfur diesel
    2.143       1.569       2.098       1.451  
Group III unleaded gasoline
    2.101       1.674       2.068       1.454  
Group III ultra low-sulfur diesel
    2.171       1.571       2.103       1.441  
West Coast LA CARBOB (unleaded gasoline)
    2.231       1.841       2.184       1.674  
West Coast LA ultra low-sulfur diesel
    2.196       1.606       2.136       1.478  
Natural gas (per MMBTU)
    4.35       3.81       4.66       4.13  

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THROUGHPUT AND YIELD DATA:
BIG SPRING
                                                                 
            For the Three Months Ended                     For the Six Months Ended          
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    bpd     %     bpd     %     bpd     %     bpd     %  
Refinery throughput:
                                                               
Sour crude
    31,776       74.3       50,771       82.5       33,865       79.2       53,099       84.3  
Sweet crude
    7,839       18.3       7,768       12.6       6,556       15.3       7,815       12.4  
Blendstocks
    3,160       7.4       3,034       4.9       2,358       5.5       2,073       3.3  
 
                                               
Total refinery throughput (4)
    42,775       100.0       61,573       100.0       42,779       100.0       62,987       100.0  
 
                                               
Refinery production:
                                                               
Gasoline
    22,675       53.6       26,333       43.0       21,652       51.3       27,294       43.4  
Diesel/jet
    12,654       29.9       19,571       32.0       13,195       31.3       20,648       32.8  
Asphalt
    2,346       5.5       6,444       10.5       2,353       5.6       5,840       9.3  
Petrochemicals
    2,576       6.1       3,281       5.4       2,300       5.4       3,154       5.0  
Other
    2,056       4.9       5,595       9.1       2,722       6.4       5,946       9.5  
 
                                               
Total refinery production (5)
    42,307       100.0       61,224       100.0       42,222       100.0       62,882       100.0  
 
                                               
Refinery utilization (6)
            56.6 %             83.6 %             60.5 %             87.0 %
THROUGHPUT AND YIELD DATA:
CALIFORNIA REFINERIES
                                                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    bpd     %     bpd     %     bpd     %     bpd     %  
Refinery throughput:
                                                               
Medium sour crude
    3,448       17.7       20,150       50.6       3,775       20.0       16,209       47.2  
Heavy crude
    15,597       80.3       19,315       48.5       14,674       77.8       17,914       52.2  
Blendstocks
    398       2.0       360       0.9       408       2.2       202       0.6  
 
                                               
Total refinery throughput (4)
    19,443       100.0       39,825       100.0       18,857       100.0       34,325       100.0  
 
                                               
Refinery production:
                                                               
Gasoline
    2,783       14.7       6,587       17.0       2,626       14.3       4,936       14.7  
Diesel/jet
    4,060       21.4       9,086       23.4       3,717       20.3       7,658       22.8  
Asphalt
    6,516       34.3       11,450       29.5       6,341       34.6       10,100       30.1  
Light unfinished
                99       0.3                   999       3.0  
Heavy unfinished
    5,212       27.4       10,868       28.0       5,235       28.6       9,340       27.8  
Other
    423       2.2       697       1.8       408       2.2       534       1.6  
 
                                               
Total refinery production (5)
    18,994       100.0       38,787       100.0       18,327       100.0       33,567       100.0  
 
                                               
Refinery utilization (6)
            26.3 %             54.4 %             25.4 %             56.1 %
THROUGHPUT AND YIELD DATA:
KROTZ SPRINGS (A)
                                                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
    bpd     %     bpd     %     bpd     %     bpd     %  
Refinery throughput:
                                                               
Light sweet crude
    10,358       47.2       28,065       48.0       5,208       47.2       27,746       49.5  
Heavy sweet crude
    10,693       48.7       26,362       45.1       5,376       48.7       23,240       41.4  
Blendstocks
    909       4.1       4,031       6.9       457       4.1       5,113       9.1  
 
                                               
Total refinery throughput (4)
    21,960       100.0       58,458       100.0       11,041       100.0       56,099       100.0  
 
                                               
Refinery production:
                                                               
Gasoline
    8,427       38.6       27,962       47.1       4,237       38.6       26,215       46.0  
Diesel/jet
    9,098       41.7       24,514       41.3       4,575       41.7       24,491       42.9  
Heavy Oils
    2,809       12.9       1,358       2.3       1,412       12.9       1,124       2.0  
Other
    1,485       6.8       5,521       9.3       746       6.8       5,205       9.1  
 
                                               
Total refinery production (5)
    21,819       100.0       59,355       100.0       10,970       100.0       57,035       100.0  
 
                                               
Refinery utilization (6)
            25.3 %             65.5 %             12.7 %             61.4 %
 
(A)   The throughput data reflects substantially one month of operations in June 2010 due to the restart after major turnaround activity.

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(1)   Net sales include intersegment sales to our asphalt and retail and branded marketing segments at prices which approximate wholesale market price. These intersegment sales are eliminated through consolidation of our financial statements.
 
(2)   Refinery operating margin is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing the margin between net sales and cost of sales (exclusive of substantial unrealized hedge positions and inventory adjustments related to acquisitions) attributable to each refinery by the refinery’s throughput volumes. Industry-wide refining results are driven and measured by the margins between refined product prices and the prices for crude oil, which are referred to as crack spreads. We compare our refinery operating margins to these crack spreads to assess our operating performance relative to other participants in our industry. The refinery operating margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, excludes a benefit of $1,400 to cost of sales for inventory adjustments related to the Bakersfield refinery acquisition. There were unrealized hedging gains of $2,373 and $20,399 for the Krotz Springs refinery for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009, respectively. Additionally, realized gains related to the unwind of the heating oil crack spread hedge of $133,581 were excluded from the Krotz Springs refinery margin for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009.
 
(3)   Refinery direct operating expense is a per barrel measurement calculated by dividing direct operating expenses at our Big Spring, California, and Krotz Springs refineries, exclusive of depreciation and amortization, by the applicable refinery’s total throughput volumes. Direct operating expenses related to the Bakersfield refinery of $410 have been excluded from the per barrel measurement for the calculation for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010.
 
(4)   Total refinery throughput represents the total barrels per day of crude oil and blendstock inputs in the refinery production process.
 
(5)   Total refinery production represents the barrels per day of various products produced from processing crude and other refinery feedstocks through the crude units and other conversion units at the refineries.
 
(6)   Refinery utilization represents average daily crude oil throughput divided by crude oil capacity, excluding planned periods of downtime for maintenance and turnarounds.

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ASPHALT SEGMENT
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
            (dollars in thousands, except per ton data)          
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
                               
Net sales
  $ 104,964     $ 125,480     $ 172,105     $ 176,240  
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales (1)
    90,264       107,897       161,709       168,130  
Direct operating expenses
    11,431       9,707       22,523       20,200  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    1,091       1,050       2,157       2,204  
Depreciation and amortization
    1,715       1,701       3,432       3,399  
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    104,501       120,355       189,821       193,933  
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
  $ 463     $ 5,125     $ (17,716 )   $ (17,693 )
 
                       
 
                               
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS:
                               
Blended asphalt sales volume (tons in thousands) (2)
    207       299       336       446  
Non-blended asphalt sales volume (tons in thousands) (3)
    12       46       34       83  
Blended asphalt sales price per ton (2)
  $ 485.15     $ 397.35     $ 476.85     $ 369.93  
Non-blended asphalt sales price per ton (3)
    378.25       145.04       349.50       135.54  
Asphalt margin per ton (4)
    67.12       50.97       28.10       15.33  
Capital expenditures
  $ 347     $ 414     $ 526     $ 576  
 
(1)   Cost of sales includes intersegment purchases of asphalt blends from our refining and unbranded marketing segment at prices which approximate wholesale market prices. These intersegment purchases are eliminated through consolidation of our financial statements.
 
(2)   Blended asphalt represents base asphalt that has been blended with other materials necessary to sell the asphalt as a finished product.
 
(3)   Non-blended asphalt represents base material asphalt and other components that require additional blending before being sold as a finished product.
 
4)   Asphalt margin is a per ton measurement calculated by dividing the margin between net sales and cost of sales by the total sales volume. Asphalt margins are used in the asphalt industry to measure operating results related to asphalt sales.

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RETAIL AND BRANDED MARKETING SEGMENT (A)
                                 
    For the Three Months Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009  
            (dollars in thousands, except per gallon data)          
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS DATA:
                               
Net sales (1)
  $ 253,955     $ 206,461     $ 479,983     $ 373,931  
Operating costs and expenses:
                               
Cost of sales (2)
    219,230       177,548       419,532       317,029  
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    24,029       23,102       48,194       46,346  
Depreciation and amortization
    3,436       3,412       6,856       6,780  
 
                       
Total operating costs and expenses
    246,695       204,062       474,582       370,155  
 
                       
Gain on disposition of assets
    474             474        
 
                       
Operating income
  $ 7,734     $ 2,399     $ 5,875     $ 3,776  
 
                       
 
                               
KEY OPERATING STATISTICS:
                               
Branded fuel sales (thousands of gallons) (3)
    74,852       69,858       145,321       136,650  
Branded fuel margin (cents per gallon) (3)
    6.4 ¢     4.7 ¢     5.3 ¢     5.1 ¢
 
                               
Number of stores (end of period)
    306       306       306       306  
Retail fuel sales (thousands of gallons)
    35,408       30,198       68,122       58,381  
Retail fuel sales (thousands of gallons per site per month)
    39       33       37       32  
Retail fuel margin (cents per gallon) (4)
    14.1 ¢     12.5 ¢     11.7 ¢     14.1 ¢
Retail fuel sales price (dollars per gallon) (5)
  $ 2.74     $ 2.26     $ 2.69     $ 2.08  
Merchandise sales
  $ 73,247     $ 70,650     $ 136,728     $ 133,262  
Merchandise sales (per site per month)
  $ 80     $ 76     $ 74     $ 73  
Merchandise margin (6)
    32.6 %     30.2 %     31.4 %     30.7 %
Capital expenditures
  $ 430     $ 894     $ 827     $ 1,113  
 
(1)   Includes excise taxes on sales by the retail and branded marketing segment of $13,531 and $11,770 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $26,317 and $22,814 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net sales also include royalty and related net credit card fees of $1,046 and $559 for the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $1,819 and $792 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.
 
(2)   Cost of sales includes intersegment purchases of motor fuels from our refining and unbranded marketing segment at prices which approximate wholesale market prices. These intersegment purchases are eliminated through consolidation of our financial statements.
 
(3)   Marketing sales volume represents branded fuel sales to our wholesale marketing customers that are primarily supplied by the Big Spring refinery. The branded fuels that are not supplied by the Big Spring refinery are obtained from third-party suppliers. The marketing margin represents the margin between the net sales and cost of sales attributable to our branded fuel sales volume, expressed on a cents-per-gallon basis.
 
(4)   Retail fuel margin represents the difference between motor fuel sales revenue and the net cost of purchased motor fuel, including transportation costs and associated motor fuel taxes, expressed on a cents-per-gallon basis. Motor fuel margins are frequently used in the retail industry to measure operating results related to motor fuel sales.
 
(5)   Retail fuel sales price per gallon represents the average sales price for motor fuels sold through our retail convenience stores.
 
(6)   Merchandise margin represents the difference between merchandise sales revenues and the delivered cost of merchandise purchases, net of rebates and commissions, expressed as a percentage of merchandise sales revenues. Merchandise margins, also referred to as in-store margins, are commonly used in the retail convenience store industry to measure in-store, or non-fuel, operating results.

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2009
Net Sales
               Consolidated. Net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2010, were $840.4 million, compared to $1,106.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $266.0 million or 24.0%. This decrease was primarily due to lower throughput at our refineries, partially offset by higher refined product prices and higher revenues from increased retail fuel sales volumes.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Net sales for our refining and unbranded marketing segment were $691.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $961.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $269.8 million or 28.1%. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to lower refinery throughput volumes, partially offset by higher refined product prices.
          The Big Spring refinery and California refineries combined throughput for the three months ended June 30, 2010, averaged 62,218 bpd, consisting of 42,775 bpd at the Big Spring refinery and 19,443 bpd at the California refineries compared to a combined average of 101,398 bpd for the three months ended June 30, 2009, consisting of 61,573 bpd at the Big Spring refinery and 39,825 bpd at the California refineries. The Big Spring refinery throughput was lower as a result of efforts to rectify operational and technical matters and the California refineries’ throughput was lower due to our continued efforts to optimize asphalt production with demand. Throughput at the Krotz Springs refinery for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was an average of 21,960 bpd compared to an average of 58,458 for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The average throughput at the Krotz Springs refinery reflects only operations since its restart in June 2010 after being down for major turnaround activity.
          The increase in refined product prices that our refineries experienced resembled the price increases experienced in each refinery’s respective markets. The average price of Gulf Coast gasoline for the three months ended June 30, 2010 increased 41.5 cpg, or 25.3%, to 205.3 cpg, compared to 163.8 cpg for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The average Gulf Coast ultra low-sulfur diesel price for the three months ended June 30, 2010 increased 57.4 cpg, or 36.6%, to 214.3 cpg, compared to 156.9 cpg for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The average price of West Coast LA CARBOB gasoline for the three months ended June 30, 2010 increased 39.0 cpg, or 21.2%, to 223.1 cpg, compared to 184.1 cpg for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The average West Coast LA ultra low-sulfur diesel price for the three months ended June 30, 2010 increased 59.1 cpg, or 36.8%, to 207.6 cpg, compared to 160.6 cpg for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
          Asphalt Segment. Net sales for our asphalt segment were $105.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $125.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $20.5 million or 16.3%. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease in asphalt sales volumes and partially offset by higher asphalt sales price for the three months ended June 30, 2010. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, the asphalt sales volume decreased 36.5% from 345 tons for the three months ended June 30, 2009, to 219 tons for the three months ended June 30, 2010. For the three months ended June 30, 2010, the average blended asphalt sales price increased 22.1% from $397.35 per ton for the three months ended June 30, 2009, to $485.15 per ton for the three months ended June 30, 2010, and the average non-blended asphalt sales price increased 160.8% from $145.04 per ton for the three months ended June 30, 2009, to $378.25 per ton for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. Net sales for our retail and branded marketing segment were $254.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $206.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $47.5 million or 23.0%. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in motor fuel prices, motor fuel volume and merchandise sales.
Cost of Sales
          Consolidated. Cost of sales were $751.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $988.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $237.2 million or 24.0%. This decrease was

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primarily due to lower refinery throughput volumes at our refining and unbranding marketing segment and lower sales volumes at our asphalt segment, partially offset by higher crude oil prices.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Cost of sales for our refining and unbranded marketing segment were $651.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $889.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $238.0 million or 26.8%. This decrease was primarily due to lower refinery throughput, partially offset by an increase in the cost of crude oil. The average price per barrel of WTI for the three months ended June 30, 2010 increased $18.20 per barrel to an average of $77.74 per barrel, compared to an average of $59.54 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of 30.6%.
          Asphalt Segment. Cost of sales for our asphalt segment were $90.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $107.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $17.6 million or 16.3%. The decrease was due primarily to lower asphalt sales volumes and partially offset by higher crude oil costs for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. Cost of sales for our retail and branded marketing segment was $219.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $177.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $41.7 million or 23.5%. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in motor fuel prices, motor fuel volume and merchandise costs.
Direct Operating Expenses
          Consolidated. Direct operating expenses were $62.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $71.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $8.4 million or 11.8%. This decrease was primarily due to lower throughput volumes at our refineries for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009, partially offset by the increased cost of natural gas.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Direct operating expenses for our refining and unbranded marketing segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010, were $51.5 million, compared to $61.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $10.1 million or 16.4%. This decrease was primarily due to reduced refinery throughput volumes.
          Asphalt Segment. Direct operating expenses for our asphalt segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010, were $11.4 million, compared to $9.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $1.7 million or 17.5%. The increase is primarily due to the increased cost of natural gas.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
          Consolidated. SG&A expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2010, were $29.2 million, compared to $31.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $2.4 million or 7.6%.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. SG&A expenses for our refining and unbranded marketing segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010, were $3.9 million, compared to $7.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $3.3 million or 45.8%. This decrease is primarily due to net bad debt recoveries of $1.5 million recorded in the three months ended June 30, 2010, and higher payroll and related costs in the three months ended June 30, 2009.
          Asphalt Segment. SG&A expenses for our asphalt segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010, were $1.1 million, compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. SG&A expenses for our retail and branded marketing segment for the three months ended June 30, 2010 were $24.0 million, compared to $23.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $0.9 million or 3.9%. The increase was primarily attributable to increased payroll and related costs.

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Depreciation and Amortization
          Depreciation and amortization for the three months ended June 30, 2010, was $25.4 million, compared to $23.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $1.8 million or 7.6%. This increase was primarily attributable to depreciation on the increase in assets for the Krotz Springs refinery resulting from the settlement of the earnout agreement with Valero in August of 2009 and capital expenditures placed in service in the latter parts of 2009 and 2010 and higher catalyst amortization in 2010.
Operating Income (Loss)
          Consolidated. Operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2010, was $27.7 million, compared to $10.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase in loss of $17.7 million. This increase was primarily due to lower throughput at our refineries, partially offset by higher branded and retail motor fuel sales margins.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Operating loss for our refining and unbranded marketing segment was $35.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $17.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase in loss of $18.2 million. This increase was primarily due to reduced refinery throughput due to turnaround and maintenance activities.
          Refinery operating margin at the Big Spring refinery was $9.58 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $5.37 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase was partially due to higher industry crack spreads for the refinery’s distillate products. The Gulf Coast 3/2/1 crack spread increased 17.5% to $9.75 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $8.30 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009. Refinery operating margin at the California refineries was $2.87 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $2.47 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The West Coast 3/2/1 average crack spreads increased 6.8% to $15.47 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $14.48 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The Krotz Springs refinery operating margin for the three months ended June 30, 2010 was ($1.95) per barrel, compared to $5.85 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease is primarily due the fact that the Krotz Springs refinery had been down due to a major turnaround and maintenance activities all of 2010 until its restart in June 2010.
          The increases in refining margins at our Big Spring and California refineries were in part due to improvements in the sweet/sour and light/heavy differentials. The sweet/sour differential increased 30.9% to $1.82 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1.39 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The light/heavy differential increased 71.9% to $9.71 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $5.65 per barrel for the three months ended June 30, 2009.
          Asphalt Segment. Operating income for our asphalt segment was $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to income of $5.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $4.6 million or 90.2%. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volumes for the three months ended June 30, 2010.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. Operating income for our retail and branded marketing segment was $7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $5.3 million. This increase was primarily due to higher branded and retail motor fuel sales margins, increased motor fuel volume and higher merchandise sales combined with a higher profit margin.
Interest Expense
          Interest expense was $21.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $21.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $0.7 million, or 3.3%.

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Income Tax Benefit
          Income tax benefit was $17.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $7.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009. The increase in our income tax benefit resulted from our higher pre-tax loss in the second quarter of 2010, compared to the second quarter of 2009 and an increase in the effective tax rate. Our effective tax rate was 35.2% for the second quarter of 2010, compared to an effective tax rate of 33.6% for the second quarter of 2009.
Non-Controlling Interest In Loss Of Subsidiaries
          Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries represents the proportional share of net loss related to non-voting common stock owned by non-controlling interests in two of our subsidiaries, Alon Assets, Inc. and Alon USA Operating, Inc. Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries was $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $0.6 million. This increase resulted from higher net loss for the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009.
Net Loss Available to Common Stockholders
          Net loss available to common stockholders was $29.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $15.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $14.0 million. This increase was attributable to the factors discussed above.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
Net Sales
          Consolidated. Net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $1,419.7 million, compared to $1,828.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $408.9 million or 22.4%. This decrease was primarily due to lower throughput at our refineries, partially offset by higher refined product prices and higher revenues from increased retail fuel sales volumes.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Net sales for our refining and unbranded marketing segment were $1,174.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1,594.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $420.0 million or 26.3%. The decrease in net sales was primarily due to lower refinery throughput volumes, partially offset by higher refined product prices.
          The Big Spring and California refineries’ combined throughput for the six months ended June 30, 2010 averaged 61,636 bpd, consisting of an average of 42,779 bpd at the Big Spring refinery and an average of 18,857 bpd at the California refineries compared to a combined average of 97,312 bpd for the six months ended June 30, 2009, consisting of an average of 62,987 bpd at the Big Spring refinery and an average of 34,325 bpd at the California refineries. The Big Spring refinery throughput was lower as a result of efforts to rectify operational and technical matters and the California refineries’ throughput was lower due to our continued efforts to optimize asphalt production with demand. Throughput at the Krotz Springs refinery for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was an average of 11,041 bpd compared to an average of 56,099 for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The average throughput at the Krotz Springs refinery reflects only operations since its restart in June 2010 after being down for major turnaround activity.
          The increase in refined product prices that our refineries experienced resembled the price increases experienced in each refinery’s respective markets. The average price of Gulf Coast gasoline for the six months ended June 30, 2010 increased 61.7 cpg, or 43.2%, to 204.6 cpg, compared to 142.9 cpg for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The average Gulf Coast ultra low-sulfur diesel price for the six months ended June 30, 2010 increased 64.7 cpg, or 44.6%, to 209.8 cpg, compared to 145.1 cpg for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The average price of West Coast LA CARBOB gasoline for the six months ended June 30, 2010 increased 51.0 cpg, or

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30.5%, to 218.4 cpg, compared to 167.4 cpg for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The average West Coast LA ultra low-sulfur diesel price for the six months ended June 30, 2010 increased 65.8 cpg, or 44.5%, to 213.6 cpg, compared to 147.8 cpg for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
          Asphalt Segment. Net sales for our asphalt segment were $172.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $176.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $4.1 million or 2.3%. The decrease was due primarily to a decrease in asphalt sales volumes and partially offset by higher asphalt sales price for the six months ended June 30, 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the asphalt volume decreased 30.1% from 529 tons for the six months ended June 30, 2009, to 370 tons for the six months ended June 30, 2010. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, the average blended asphalt sales price increased 28.9% from $369.93 per ton for the six months ended June 30, 2009, to $476.85 per ton for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and the average non-blended asphalt sales price increased 157.9% from $135.54 per ton for the six months ended June 30, 2009, to $349.50 per ton for the six months ended June 30, 2010.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. Net sales for our retail and branded marketing segment were $480.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $373.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a increase of $106.1 million or 28.4%. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in motor fuel prices, motor fuel volume and merchandise sales.
Cost of Sales
          Consolidated. Cost of sales was $1,289.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1,528.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $238.2 million or 15.6%. This decrease was primarily due to lower refinery throughput volumes at our refining and unbranding marketing segment and lower sales volumes at our asphalt segment, partially offset by higher crude oil prices.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Cost of sales for our refining and unbranded marketing segment was $1,115.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1,358.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $243.6 million or 17.9%. This decrease was primarily due to lower refinery throughput, partially offset by an increase in the cost of crude oil. The average price per barrel of WTI for the six months ended June 30, 2010, increased $26.88 per barrel to an average of $78.24 per barrel, compared to an average of $51.36 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of 52.3%.
          Asphalt Segment. Cost of sales for our asphalt segment were $161.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $168.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $6.4 million or 3.8%. The decrease was due primarily to lower asphalt sales volumes, partially offset by higher crude oil costs for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. Cost of sales for our retail and branded marketing segment was $419.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $317.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $102.5 million or 32.3%. This increase was primarily attributable to increases in motor fuel prices, motor fuel volume and merchandise costs.
Direct Operating Expenses
          Consolidated. Direct operating expenses were $124.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $140.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $15.8 million or 11.3%. This decrease was primarily due to lower throughput volumes at our refineries for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009, partially offset by the increased cost of natural gas.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Direct operating expenses for our refining and unbranded marketing segment for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $101.8 million, compared to $120.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $18.2 million or 15.2%. This decrease was primarily due lower throughput volumes for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2009.

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          Asphalt Segment. Direct operating expenses for our asphalt segment for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $22.5 million, compared to $20.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $2.3 million or 11.4%. The increase is primarily due to the increase cost of natural gas.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
          Consolidated. SG&A expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $61.0 million, compared to $63.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $2.5 million or 3.9 %.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. SG&A expenses for our refining and unbranded marketing segment for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $10.3 million, compared to $14.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $4.3 million or 29.5%. The decrease is primarily due to net bad debt recoveries of $1.5 million recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2010, and higher payroll and related costs in the six months ended June 30, 2009.
          Asphalt Segment. SG&A expenses for our asphalt segment for the six months ended June 30, 2010, were $2.2 million, compared to $2.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. SG&A expenses for our retail and branded marketing segment for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $48.2 million, compared to $46.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $1.9 million or 4.1%. The increase was primarily attributable to increased payroll and related costs.
Depreciation and Amortization
          Depreciation and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $51.7 million, compared to $45.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $6.0 million or 13.1%. This increase was primarily attributable to depreciation on the increase in assets for the Krotz Springs refinery resulting from the settlement of the earnout agreement with Valero in August of 2009 and capital expenditures placed in service in the latter parts of 2009 and the first half of 2010 and higher catalyst amortization in 2010.
Operating Income (Loss)
          Consolidated. Operating income (loss) for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was ($106.7) million, compared to $49.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $156.3 million. This decrease was primarily due to lower refining margins and lower refinery throughput volumes, partially offset by higher branded motor fuel sales margins.
          Refining and Unbranded Marketing Segment. Operating income (loss) for our refining and unbranded marketing segment was ($93.9) million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $64.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $158.1 million. This decrease was primarily due to lower refining margins and reduced refinery throughput due to turnaround and maintenance activities.
          Refinery operating margin at the Big Spring refinery was $7.26 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $8.83 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease was partially due to lower industry crack spreads for the refinery’s distillate products. The Gulf Coast 3/2/1 crack spread decreased 6.0% to $8.43 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $8.97 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009. Refinery operating margin at the California refineries was $1.29 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $3.99 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The West Coast 3/2/1 average crack spreads decreased 20.9% to $12.81 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to $16.19 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The Krotz Springs refinery operating margin for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was ($1.48) per barrel, compared to $8.91 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The decrease is primarily due the fact that the Krotz Springs refinery had been down due to a major turnaround and maintenance activities all of 2010 until its restart in June 2010.

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          The decreases in refining margins at our Big Spring and California refineries were in part offset by improvements in the sweet/sour and light/heavy differentials. The sweet/sour differential increased 59.5% to $1.85 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $1.16 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The light/heavy differential increased 83.3% to $9.31 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $5.08 per barrel for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
          Asphalt Segment. Operating income (loss) for our asphalt segment was ($17.7) million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to ($17.7) million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
          Retail and Branded Marketing Segment. Operating income for our retail and branded marketing segment was $5.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $3.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $2.1 million. This increase was primarily due to higher branded motor fuel sales margins, increased motor fuel volume and higher merchandise sales combined with a higher profit margin.
Interest Expense
          Interest expense was $48.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $49.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 2.0%. Included in interest expense for the six months ended June 30, 2010 includes a charge of $6.7 million for the write-off of debt issuance costs associated with our prepayment of the Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. revolving credit facility and the six months ended June 30, 2009 includes a charge of $5.7 million recorded related to liquidation of our heating oil hedge.
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
          Income tax expense (benefit) was ($51.8) million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This decrease resulted from our pre-tax loss in the six months ended June 30, 2010 compared to pre-tax income in the six months ended June 30, 2009. Our effective tax rate was 37.0% for the first half of 2010, compared to an effective tax rate of 37.8% for the first half of 2009.
Non-Controlling Interest In Loss Of Subsidiaries
          Non-controlling interest in loss of subsidiaries was $6.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, an increase of $5.5 million.
Net Income (Loss)
          Net income (loss) was ($82.2) million for the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of $84.2 million. This decrease was attributable to the factors discussed above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
          Our primary sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash generated from our operating activities and borrowings under our revolving credit facilities and other credit lines. We believe that the aforementioned sources of funds and other sources of capital available to us will be sufficient to satisfy the anticipated cash requirements associated with our business during the next 12 months.
          On March 15, 2010, Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. (“ARKS”) entered into a $65,000 short-term credit facility with Bank Hapoalim B.M. (the “ARKS Term Facility”). The ARKS Term Facility as currently amended and restated matures on August 16, 2010. ARKS has agreed in principal with Bank Hapoalim B.M. to extend the maturity date to November 15, 2010. ARKS originally borrowed $65,000 and has repaid $35,000 as of June 30, 2010. Borrowings under the ARKS Term Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.00%

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          On April 21, 2010, ARKS entered into a Supply and Offtake Agreement, which was amended on May 26, 2010 (the “Supply and Offtake Agreement”), with J. Aron & Company (“J. Aron”), the proceeds of which allowed ARKS to retire part of its obligations under the ARKS Term Facility and support the operation of the refinery at a minimum of 72,000 barrels per day. Pursuant to the Supply and Offtake Agreement, (i) J. Aron agreed to sell to ARKS, and ARKS agreed to buy from J. Aron, at market price, crude oil for processing at the Krotz Springs refinery and (ii) ARKS agreed to sell, and J. Aron agreed to buy, at market price, certain refined products produced at the Krotz Springs refinery.
          In addition, our board of directors has instructed us to pursue a rights offering of convertible preferred shares from which we are expecting net proceeds of $40 million or more. We have received an indication of interest from our shareholder, Alon Israel, to exercise its rights and to invest in the rights offering up to $30 million.
          Our ability to generate sufficient cash from our operating activities depends on our future performance, which is subject to general economic, political, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control. In addition, our future capital expenditures and other cash requirements could be higher than we currently expect as a result of various factors, including the costs of such future capital expenditures related to the expansion of our business. Certain of our credit facilities contain financial covenants for which we must maintain compliance; the most restrictive of these covenants is contained in the Alon USA LP Credit Facility agreement which requires a subsidiary of ours, Alon USA, Inc., to maintain a net debt to EBITDA ratio, as defined, of no more than 4 to 1. However, this covenant is not effective until December 31, 2010.
          Depending upon conditions in the capital markets and other factors, we will from time to time consider the issuance of debt or equity securities, or other possible capital markets transactions, the proceeds of which could be used to refinance current indebtedness, extend or replace existing revolving credit facilities or for other corporate purposes. Pursuant to our growth strategy, we will also consider from time to time acquisitions of, and investments in, assets or businesses that complement our existing assets and businesses. Acquisition transactions, if any, are expected to be financed through cash on hand and from operations, bank borrowings, the issuance of debt or equity securities or a combination of two or more of those sources.
Cash Flows
          The following table sets forth our consolidated cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2010, and 2009:
                 
    For the Six Months Ended  
    June 30,  
    2010     2009  
    (dollars in thousands)  
Cash provided by (used in):
               
Operating activities
  $ (61,560 )   $ 296,964  
Investing activities
    (4,056 )     (44,714 )
Financing activities
    32,892       (227,227 )
 
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
  $ (32,724 )   $ 25,023  
 
           
Cash Flows Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities
          Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2010 was ($61.6) million, compared to $297.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009. The total change in cash used in operating activities of $358.6 million is primarily attributable to the difference of approximately $92.4 million in net income, adjusted for non-cash adjustments, and the difference in working capital from income taxes received of approximately $47.3 million in 2010 compared to approximately $113.0 million in 2009. In addition, we received proceeds of $133.6 million from the liquidation of our heating oil crack spread hedge in 2009.

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Cash Flows Used In Investing Activities
          Net cash used in investing activities was $4.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to $44.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2009. The change in net cash used in investing activities of $40.6 million was primarily attributable to lower 2010 capital expenditures of $54.6 million compared to 2009, proceeds received from the sale of securities and disposal of assets of $56.9 million in 2010, offset by $32.4 million for the Bakersfield refinery acquisition in 2010. Cash used in investing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2009 included proceeds received from insurance of $34.1 million to rebuild the Big Spring refinery.
Cash Flows Provided by (Used In) Financing Activities
          Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities was $32.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010, compared to ($227.2) million during the six months ended June 30, 2009. The net change in cash provided by (used in) financing activities is primarily attributable to additions to short-term financing of $41.5 million through the Term Loan Credit Facility and proceeds received of $45.8 million from the Supply and Offtake Agreement, as well as lower payments of $47.3 million on our long-term debt and revolving credit facilities in 2010 compared to repayments of $219.2 million in 2009.
Indebtedness
          Alon USA Energy, Inc. Credit Facilities
          Term Loan Credit Facility. We have a term loan (the “Alon Energy Term Loan”) that will mature on August 2, 2013. Principal payments of $4.5 million per annum are paid in quarterly installments, subject to reduction from mandatory events.
          Borrowings under the Alon Energy Term Loan bear interest at a rate based on a margin over the Eurodollar rate from between 1.75% to 2.50% per annum based upon the ratings of the loans by Standard & Poor’s Rating Service and Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. Currently, the margin is 2.25% over the Eurodollar rate.
          The Alon Energy Term Loan is jointly and severally guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries except for our retail subsidiaries, those subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition and certain subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Bakersfield refinery acquisition. The Alon Energy Term Loan is secured by a second lien on cash, accounts receivable and inventory and a first lien on most of our remaining assets excluding those of our retail subsidiaries, those subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition and certain subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Bakersfield refinery acquisition.
          The Alon Energy Term Loan contains customary restrictive covenants, such as restrictions on liens, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, additional indebtedness, different businesses, certain lease obligations, and certain restricted payments. The Alon Energy Term Loan does not contain any maintenance financial covenants.
          At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Alon Energy Term Loan had an outstanding balance of $432.0 million and $434.3 million, respectively.

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          Letters of Credit Facility. On March 9, 2010, we entered into an unsecured credit facility with Israel Discount Bank of New York (the “Alon Energy Letters of Credit Facility”) for the issuance of letters of credit in an amount not to exceed $60.0 million and with a sub-limit for borrowings not to exceed $30.0 million. This facility will terminate on January 31, 2013. On June 30, 2010, we had $60.0 million of outstanding letters of credit under this facility. Borrowings under this facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus 3.00% per annum subject to an overall minimum interest rate of 4.00%.
          This facility contains certain customary restrictive covenants including financial covenants. Certain of these covenants become applicable at September 30, 2010, while others first apply at December 31, 2010.
          Alon USA LP Credit Facility
          Revolving Credit Facility. We have a $240.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Alon USA LP Credit Facility”) that will mature on January 1, 2013. The Alon USA LP Credit Facility can be used both for borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit, subject to a limit of the lesser of the facility or the amount of the borrowing base under the facility.
          Borrowings under the Alon USA LP Credit Facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus 3.00% per annum subject to an overall minimum interest rate of 4.00%.
          The Alon USA LP Credit Facility is secured by (i) a first lien on our cash, accounts receivables, inventories and related assets and (ii) a second lien on our fixed assets and other specified property, in each case, excluding those of Alon Paramount Holdings, Inc. (“Alon Holdings”), and its subsidiaries other than Alon Pipeline Logistics, LLC (“Alon Logistics”), the subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Krotz Springs refinery acquisition, the subsidiaries established in conjunction with the Bakersfield refinery acquisition and our retail subsidiaries.
          The Alon USA LP Credit Facility contains certain restrictive covenants including maintenance financial covenants. As currently amended, the maintenance financial covenants for the leverage ratio and the interest coverage ratio will not apply until the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2010. The maintenance financial covenant for the current ratio will continue to be measured for all fiscal quarters of 2010.
          Borrowings of $119.0 million and $88.0 million were outstanding under the Alon USA LP Credit Facility at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, outstanding letters of credit under the Alon USA LP Credit Facility were $120.0 million and $129.0 million, respectively.
          Paramount Petroleum Corporation Credit Facility
          Revolving Credit Facility. Paramount Petroleum Corporation has a $300.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Paramount Credit Facility”) that will mature on February 28, 2012. The Paramount Credit Facility can be used both for borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit subject to a limit of the lesser of the facility or the amount of the borrowing base under the facility.
          Borrowings under the Paramount Credit Facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus a margin based on excess availability. The average excess availability during June 2010 was $62.4 million and the margin was 1.75%.
          The Paramount Credit Facility is primarily secured by (i) a first lien on accounts receivables, inventories and related assets and (ii) a second lien on Alon Holdings’ (excluding Alon Logistics) fixed assets and other specified property.
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          Borrowings of $55.8 million and $45.3 million were outstanding under the Paramount Credit Facility at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively. At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, outstanding letters of credit under the Paramount Credit Facility were $63.0 million and $18.0 million, respectively.
          Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. Credit Facilities
          Senior Secured Notes. In October 2009, Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. (“ARKS”) issued $216.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 13.50% senior secured notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”) in a private offering. The Senior Secured Notes were issued at an offering price of 94.857%. The Senior Secured Notes will mature on October 15, 2014 and the entire principal amount is due at maturity. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15.
          ARKS received gross proceeds of $205,365 from the sale of the Senior Secured Notes (before fees and expenses related to the offering). In connection with the closing, ARKS prepaid in full all outstanding obligations under its term loan. The remaining proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes.
          The terms of the Senior Secured Notes are governed by an indenture (the “Indenture”) and the obligations under the Indenture are secured by a first priority lien on ARKS’ property, plant and equipment and a second priority lien on ARKS’ cash, accounts receivable and inventory.
          The Indenture also contains restrictive covenants such as restrictions on loans, mergers, sales of assets, additional indebtedness and restricted payments. The Indenture does not contain any maintenance financial covenants.
          On February 17, 2010, ARKS exchanged $216.5 million of Senior Secured Notes for an equivalent amount of Senior Secured Notes (“Exchange Notes”) registered under the Securities Act of 1933. The Exchange Notes are substantially identical to the Senior Secured Notes, except that the Exchange Notes have been registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not subject to transfer restrictions.
          At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the Senior Secured Notes had an outstanding balance (net of unamortized discount) of $206.5 million and $205.7 million, respectively. Alon is utilizing the effective interest method to amortize the original issue discount over the life of the Senior Secured Notes.
          Short-Term Credit Facility. On March 15, 2010, ARKS entered into a $65.0 million short-term credit facility with Bank Hapoalim B.M. (the “ARKS Term Facility”). The ARKS Term Facility as currently amended and restated matures on August 16, 2010. ARKS has agreed in principal with Bank Hapoalim B.M. to extend the maturity date to November 15, 2010. ARKS originally borrowed $65.0 million and has repaid $35.0 million as of June 30, 2010.
          Borrowings under the ARKS Term Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.00% and $30.0 million was outstanding under the ARKS Term Facility at June 30, 2010.
          The ARKS Term Facility is secured by a second lien on all assets other than cash, accounts receivable, and inventory of ARKS.
          The ARKS Term Facility contains customary restrictive covenants, such as restrictions on liens, mergers, consolidation, sales of assets, capital expenditures, additional indebtedness, investments, hedging transactions, and certain restricted payments.
          Revolving Credit Facility. On March 15, 2010, ARKS terminated its revolving credit facility agreement (the “ARKS Facility”) and repaid all outstanding amounts thereunder. As a result of the prepayment of the ARKS Facility, we recorded a write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs of $6.7 million as interest expense in the first quarter of 2010.
          Borrowings of $83.3 million and outstanding letters of credit of $2.8 million were outstanding under the ARKS Facility at December 31, 2009.

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          Alon Bakersfield Operating, Inc. Credit Facility
          Short-Term Credit Facility. On June 1, 2010, Alon Bakersfield Operating, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into an $11.5 million secured credit facility with Bank Leumi USA as lender. The facility is secured primarily by the hydrocarbon inventories acquired in the Bakersfield refinery acquisition. The facility will mature on September 1, 2010. The principal is to be repaid in a single payment on the maturity date, subject to reductions from mandatory prepayment events. Borrowings under the facility bear interest at the Eurodollar rate plus 3.00% per annum, subject to an overall minimum interest rate floor of 4.00% per annum.
          Borrowings of $11.5 million were outstanding under the facility at June 30, 2010.
          The facility contains customary covenants, such as restriction on liens, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, additional indebtedness and different businesses. This facility does not contain any maintenance financial covenants.
          Retail Credit Facilities
          Southwest Convenience Stores, LLC (“SCS”) is a party to a credit agreement (the “SCS Credit Agreement”) that matures on July 1, 2017. Monthly principal payments are based on a 15-year amortization term.
          Borrowings under the SCS Credit Agreement bear interest at a Eurodollar rate plus 1.50% per annum.
          Obligations under the SCS Credit Agreement are jointly and severally guaranteed by us, Alon Brands, Inc., Skinny’s, LLC and all of the subsidiaries of SCS. The obligations under the SCS Credit Agreement are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of SCS and Skinny’s, LLC and each of their subsidiaries, including cash, accounts receivable and inventory.
          The SCS Credit Agreement contains customary restrictive covenants on its activities, such as restrictions on liens, mergers, consolidations, sales of assets, additional indebtedness, investments, certain lease obligations and certain restricted payments. The SCS Credit Agreement also includes one annual financial covenant.
          At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the SCS Credit Agreement had an outstanding balance of $76.5 million and $79.7 million, respectively, and there were no further amounts available for borrowing.
          Other Retail Related Credit Facilities
          In 2003, Alon obtained $1.5 million in mortgage loans to finance the acquisition of new retail locations. The interest rates on these loans ranged between 5.5% and 9.7%, with 5 to 15-year payment terms. At June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, the outstanding balances were $0.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
Capital Spending
          Each year our Board of Directors approves capital projects, including regulatory and planned turnaround projects that our management is authorized to undertake in our annual capital budget. Additionally, at times when conditions warrant or as new opportunities arise, other projects or the expansion of existing projects may be approved. Our updated total capital expenditure and turnaround/chemical catalyst budget for 2010 is $45.3 million, of which $20.1 million is related to regulatory and compliance projects, $22.7 million is related to turnaround and chemical catalyst, and $2.5 million is related to various improvement and sustaining projects. Approximately $24.2 million has been spent as of June 30, 2010.
          Turnaround and Chemical Catalyst Costs. We expect to spend approximately $22.7 million during 2010 relating to turnaround and chemical catalyst. Approximately $11.5 million has been spent as of June 30, 2010 compared to $10.3 million for the same period in 2009.

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Contractual Obligations and Commercial Commitments
          There have been no material changes outside the ordinary course of business from our contractual obligations and commercial commitments detailed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
          We have no material off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
          We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with 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 accuracy of the information utilized and subsequent events, some of which we may have little or no control over.
          Our critical accounting policies are described under the caption “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. Certain critical accounting policies that materially affect the amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements are the use of the LIFO method for valuing certain inventories and the deferral and subsequent amortization of costs associated with major turnarounds and chemical catalysts replacements. No significant changes to these accounting policies have occurred subsequent to December 31, 2009.
New Accounting Standards and Disclosures
          New accounting standards are disclosed in Note 1(c) Basis of Presentation and Certain Significant Accounting Policies—New Accounting Standards included in the consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this report.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
          Changes in commodity prices, purchased fuel prices and interest rates are our primary sources of market risk. Our risk management committee oversees all activities associated with the identification, assessment and management of our market risk exposure.
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.
          In order to manage the uncertainty relating to inventory price volatility, we have consistently applied a policy of maintaining inventories at or below a targeted operating level. In the past, circumstances have occurred, such as timing of crude oil cargo deliveries, turnaround schedules or shifts in market demand that have resulted in variances between our actual inventory level and our desired target level. Upon the review and approval of our risk management committee, we may utilize the commodity futures market to manage these anticipated inventory variances.
          We maintain inventories of crude oil, refined products, asphalt and blendstocks, the values of which are subject to wide fluctuations in market prices driven by world economic conditions, regional and global inventory levels and seasonal conditions. As of June 30, 2010, we held approximately 2.7 million barrels of crude oil, refined product and asphalt inventories valued under the LIFO valuation method with an average cost of $39.01 per barrel. Market value exceeded carrying value of LIFO costs by $104.4 million. We refer to this excess as our LIFO reserve. If the market value of these inventories had been $1.00 per barrel lower, our LIFO reserve would have been reduced by $2.7 million.
          In accordance with fair value provisions of ASC 825-10, all commodity futures contracts are recorded at fair value and any changes in fair value between periods is recorded in the profit and loss section of our consolidated financial statements. “Forwards” represent physical trades for which pricing and quantities have been set, but the physical product delivery has not occurred by the end of the reporting period. “Futures” represent trades which have been executed on the New York Mercantile Exchange which have not been closed or settled at the end of the reporting period. A “long” represents an obligation to purchase product and a “short” represents an obligation to sell product.

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     The following table provides information about our derivative commodity instruments as of June 30, 2010:
                                                 
Description           Wtd Avg Purchase     Wtd Avg Sales             Market     Gain  
of Activity   Contract Volume     Price/BBL     Price/BBL     Contract Value     Value     (Loss)  
                            (in thousands)  
Forwards-long (Diesel)
    10,908     $ 85.58     $     $ 934     $ 880     $ (54 )
Forwards-short (Diesel)
    (260,943 )           85.45       (22,297 )     (21,362 )     935  
Forwards-short (Crude)
    (84,000 )           76.92       (6,461 )     (6,353 )     108  
 
                                   
 
Description           Wtd Avg Contract     Wtd Avg Market             Market     Gain  
of Activity   Contract Volume     Price/Oz     Price/Oz     Contract Value     Value     (Loss)  
                            (in thousands)  
Futures-short (Platinum)
    (2,846 )   $ 1,480.00     $ 1,542.30     $ (4,212 )   $ (4,389 )   $ (177 )
Futures-short (Palladium)
    (2,534 )     436.00       445.85       (1,105 )     (1,130 )     (25 )
 
                                   
                                                 
Description           Wtd Avg Contract     Wtd Avg Market             Market     Gain  
of Activity   Contract Volume     Spread     Spread     Contract Value     Value     (Loss)  
                            (in thousands)  
Futures-crack spread (Heating oil)
    292,400     $ 11.84     $ 10.46     $ 3,463     $ 3,059     $ (404 )
Futures-call options (Heating oil)
    (3,514,500 )     13.24       13.26       (46,535 )     (46,595 )     (60 )
Interest Rate Risk
     As of June 30, 2010, $529.0 million of our outstanding debt was at floating interest rates out of which approximately $119.0 million was at the Eurodollar rate plus 3.00%, subject to a minimum interest rate of 4.00%. As of June 30, 2010, we had interest rate swap agreements with a notional amount of $350.0 million with remaining periods ranging from less than a year to three years and fixed interest rates ranging from 4.25% to 4.75%. An increase of 1% in the Eurodollar rate on indebtedness, net of the weighted average notional amount of the interest rate swap agreements outstanding in 2010 and the instrument subject to the minimum interest rate, would result in an increase in our interest expense of approximately $4.5 million per year.
ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
(1) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.
          Our management has evaluated, with the participation of our principal executive and principal financial officers, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report, and has concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms including, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

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(2) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.
          There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as described in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during our last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS
WE MAY INCUR SIGNIFICANT COSTS TO COMPLY WITH NEW OR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
          Our operations are subject to extensive regulatory controls on air emissions, water discharges, waste management and the clean-up of contamination that can require costly compliance measures. If we fail to meet environmental requirements, we may be subject to administrative, civil and criminal proceedings by state and federal authorities, as well as civil proceedings by environmental groups and other individuals, which could result in substantial fines and penalties against us as well as governmental or court orders that could alter, limit or stop our operations.
          For example, on February 2, 2007, we committed in writing to enter into discussions with the EPA under the National Petroleum Refinery Initiative. To date, the EPA has not made any specific findings against us or any of our refineries and we have not determined whether we will ultimately enter into a settlement agreement with the EPA. Based on prior settlements that the EPA has reached with other petroleum refiners under the Petroleum Refinery Initiative, we anticipate that the EPA will seek relief in the form of the payment of civil penalties, the installation of air pollution controls and the implementation of environmentally beneficial projects. At this time, we cannot estimate the amount of any such civil penalties or the costs of any required controls or environmentally beneficial projects.
          Additionally, in 2010 our Big Spring refinery was one of more than 100 facilities in Texas to receive a Clean Air Act request for information from the EPA relating to the EPA’s disapproval of Texas’ “flexible permitting rule.” According to the EPA, the Texas “flexible permit rule” was never approved by the EPA for inclusion in the Texas state clean-air implementation plan and, therefore, emission limitations in Texas flexible permits are not federally enforceable. The EPA indicated that it would consider enforcement against holders of flexible permits that failed to comply with applicable federal requirements on a case-by-case basis. At this time, it is unclear whether we will become the target of EPA enforcement, whether we will have any obligation to install new controls or whether or how we will be required to revise our current permit for the Big Spring refinery or obtain new permit limits to address any alleged permitting deficiencies.
          New laws and regulations, new interpretations of existing laws and regulations, increased governmental enforcement or other developments could require us to make additional unforeseen expenditures. Many of these laws and regulations are becoming increasingly stringent, and the cost of compliance with these requirements can be expected to increase over time. We are not able to predict the impact of new or changed laws or regulations or changes in the ways that such laws or regulations are administered, interpreted or enforced. The requirements to be met, as well as the technology and length of time available to meet those requirements, continue to develop and change. To the extent that the costs associated with meeting any of these requirements are substantial and not adequately provided for, our results of operations and cash flows could suffer.
ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
3.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on July 7, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on July 14, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
 
   
4.1
  Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on June 17, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).

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Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
4.2
  Indenture, dated as of October 22, 2009, by and among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, filed by the Company on October 23, 2009, SEC File No. 001-32567).
 
   
10.1
  Seventh Amendment to Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2010, by and among Alon USA, LP, Israel Discount Bank of New York, Bank Leumi USA and certain other guarantor companies and financial institutions from time to time named therein.
 
   
10.2
  Eighth Amendment to Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2010, by and among Alon USA, LP, Israel Discount Bank of New York, Bank Leumi USA and certain other guarantor companies and financial institutions from time to time named therein.
 
   
10.3
  Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated May 28, 2010, among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc., each other party joined as a borrower thereunder from time to time, the Lenders party thereto, and Bank Hapoalim B.M., as Administrative Agent.
 
   
10.4
  Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated June 15, 2010, among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc., each other party joined as a borrower thereunder from time to time, the Lenders party thereto, and Bank Hapoalim B.M., as Administrative Agent.
 
   
10.5
  Credit Agreement, dated May 28, 2010, by and between Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Issuing Bank.
 
   
10.6
  Amended and Restated Supply and Offtake Agreement, dated May 26, 2010 by and between Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and J. Aron & Company.
 
   
31.1
  Certifications of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2
  Certifications of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.1
  Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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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.
         
  Alon USA Energy, Inc.
 
 
Date: August 6, 2010  By:   /s/ David Wiessman    
    David Wiessman   
    Executive Chairman   
 
     
Date: August 6, 2010  By:   /s/ Jeff D. Morris    
    Jeff D. Morris   
    Chief Executive Officer   
 
         
     
Date: August 6, 2010  By:   /s/ Shai Even    
    Shai Even   
    Chief Financial Officer   

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EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit    
Number   Description of Exhibit
3.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on July 7, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of Alon USA Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on July 14, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
 
   
4.1
  Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form S-1, filed by the Company on June 17, 2005, SEC File No. 333-124797).
 
   
4.2
  Indenture, dated as of October 22, 2009, by and among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and Wilmington Trust FSB, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-K, filed by the Company on October 23, 2009, SEC File No. 001-32567).
 
   
10.1
  Seventh Amendment to Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2010, by and among Alon USA, LP, Israel Discount Bank of New York, Bank Leumi USA and certain other guarantor companies and financial institutions from time to time named therein.
 
   
10.2
  Eighth Amendment to Amended Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 16, 2010, by and among Alon USA, LP, Israel Discount Bank of New York, Bank Leumi USA and certain other guarantor companies and financial institutions from time to time named therein.
 
   
10.3
  Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated May 28, 2010, among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc., each other party joined as a borrower thereunder from time to time, the Lenders party thereto, and Bank Hapoalim B.M., as Administrative Agent.
 
   
10.4
  Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement, dated June 15, 2010, among Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc., each other party joined as a borrower thereunder from time to time, the Lenders party thereto, and Bank Hapoalim B.M., as Administrative Agent.
 
   
10.5
  Credit Agreement, dated May 28, 2010, by and between Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Issuing Bank.
 
   
10.6
  Amended and Restated Supply and Offtake Agreement, dated May 26, 2010 by and between Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. and J. Aron & Company.
 
   
31.1
  Certifications of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
31.2
  Certifications of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to §302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
   
32.1
  Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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