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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 5, 2017
PBF ENERGY INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware | 001-35764 | 45-3763855 |
(State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
One Sylvan Way, Second Floor
Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
(Address of the Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(973) 455-7500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code)
N/A
(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.
(d) Election of Director.
On December 5, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of PBF Energy Inc. (the “Company”) elected George E. Ogden as an independent director effective as of January 1, 2018.
Mr. Ogden will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee. The Board determined that Mr. Ogden meets the independence requirements under the rules of The New York Stock Exchange and the Company’s independence standards, and that there are no transactions between the Company and Mr. Ogden that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Mr. Ogden will participate in the Company’s compensation program for its non-employee, outside directors, including a pro-rated annual cash retainer of $120,000 and a pro-rated $150,000 grant of restricted shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. In addition, the Company will enter into its standard form of indemnification agreement with Mr. Ogden.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 8, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Ogden’s election to the Board of Directors of the Company. The press release related to this announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information above is being furnished, not filed, pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. Accordingly, the information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 8, 2017
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| By: | /s/ Trecia Canty | |
| Name: | Trecia Canty |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel |
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