- Expect to repurchase an incremental $70 million of Delek US shares in September 2018
- Combined share repurchases and dividends paid expected to be approximately $274.0 million by the end of the third quarter 2018
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK) (“Delek US”) today announced it expects to complete a $100.0 million 10b5-1 repurchase plan of Delek US shares in the third quarter 2018 subject to 10b5-1 volume limitations. During the third quarter, approximately $30.0 million of shares were repurchased through the end of August 2018.
Uzi Yemin, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delek said, “We believe that Delek US is well positioned to benefit from the trends in the market with the current Midland to Brent crude oil differential and has the ability to generate significant cash flow that builds on our strong financial position. We believe this further supports our commitment to utilizing our financial flexibility through our disciplined approach to capital allocation to return cash to our shareholders while investing in our business. Taking into consideration the total share repurchases including this announcement, we expect to have repurchased approximately $215 million of Delek US stock, or approximately 5.0% of current market capitalization on a year-to-date basis by the end of September.”
About Delek US Holdings, Inc.
Delek US Holdings, Inc. is a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, renewable fuels and convenience store retailing. The refining assets consist of refineries operated in Tyler and Big Spring, Texas, El Dorado, Arkansas and Krotz Springs, Louisiana with a combined nameplate crude throughput capacity of 302,000 barrels per day. The logistics operations primarily consist of Delek Logistics Partners, LP. Delek US Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates own approximately 63% (including the 2 percent general partner interest) of Delek Logistics Partners, LP. Delek Logistics Partners, LP (NYSE: DKL) is a growth-oriented master limited partnership focused on owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets. The convenience store retail business is the largest 7-Eleven licensee in the United States and operates approximately 300 convenience stores in central and west Texas and New Mexico.
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