Alon USA Energy subsidiary issues $216.5 million of Senior Secured Notes in Rule 144A offering and simultaneously amends credit facility

Client(s) Alon USA Energy, Inc.

Jones Day counseled Alon USA Energy, Inc., an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products, in connection with the $216.5 million Rule 144A offering by a subsidiary of 13.5% Senior Secured Notes due 2014. Jones Day also counseled Alon USA Energy, Inc. in connection with an amendment to a $165 million senior secured revolving credit facility that closed simultaneously with the offering.