UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
        
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2012

ALON USA ENERGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
001-32567
(Commission
File Number)
74-2966572
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

7616 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300
Dallas, Texas 75251
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 367-3600

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Item. 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On July 31, 2012, Alon Refining Krotz Springs, Inc. (“ARKS”), a subsidiary of Alon USA Energy, Inc., entered into an Amendment (the “Amendment”) to Credit Agreement by and between ARKS, as Borrower, and Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as Issuing Bank, dated May 28, 2010 (the “Standby LC Facility”). The Amendment extends the expiration of the Standby LC Facility until July 31, 2013.








SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
                                    
 
 
ALON USA ENERGY, INC.
Date:
August 3, 2012
By:  
/s/ Shai Even
 
 
 
Shai Even
 
 
 
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
Officer