UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 30, 2012
United Refining Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Pennsylvania | 333-35083 | 25-1411751 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 15 Bradley Street Warren, Pennsylvania |
16365 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (814) 723-1500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 30, 2012, the board of directors of United Refining Company (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Dennis Mehiel as a director to fill a vacancy created by Mr. Mehiel’s resignation as a director in May 2011. Mr. Mehiel has previously served as a director from 2004 to 2011 and from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Mehiel has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Corrugated, Inc. since 2006. Mr. Mehiel is the Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sweetheart Cup Company, the Nation’s Largest Manufacturer of Institutional Food Service Disposables, until it merged with its competitor Solo Cup Company in 2004.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Mehiel and any other person pursuant to which he was selected to serve on the board of directors, and there are no relationships between Mr. Mehiel and the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Mehiel will be entitled to the Company’s standard director cash and equity compensation arrangement for non-affiliate directors, which is described in greater detail in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 29, 2011.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: August 3, 2012
| UNITED REFINING COMPANY | ||
| By: | /s/ James E. Murphy | |
| Name: James E. Murphy | ||
| Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||