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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark one)

☒

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2021 

or 

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 

EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

             For the transition period from            to              
Commission File Number: 001-35764 
Commission File Number: 333-206728-02 

PBF ENERGY INC. 
PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

Delaware
Delaware

45-3763855
61-1622166

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation 
or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Sylvan Way, Second Floor 
Parsippany New Jersey
(Address of principal executive offices)

07054
(Zip Code)

(973) 455-7500 
(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code) 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Title of Each Class

Class A Common Stock, par value $.001

Trading Symbol Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
New York Stock Exchange

PBF

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  
PBF Energy Inc. 
PBF Energy Company LLC  o    Yes    x	No	

x	Yes    o	No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 
Act.

o    Yes    x    No	
PBF Energy Inc. 
PBF Energy Company LLC  o    Yes    x	No	

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was 
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

x  Yes    o  No
PBF Energy Inc. 
PBF Energy Company LLC  x  Yes    o  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be 
submitted  and  posted  pursuant  to  Rule  405  of  Regulation  S-T  (§232.405  of  this  chapter)  during  the  preceding  12 
months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). 

x  Yes    o  No
PBF Energy Inc. 
PBF Energy Company LLC  x  Yes    o  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 
smaller  reporting  company  or  an  emerging  growth  company.  See  the  definitions  of  “large  accelerated  filer,” 
“accelerated  filer,”  “smaller  reporting  company”  and  “emerging  growth  company”  in  Rule  12b-2  of  the  Exchange 
Act. 

PBF Energy 
Inc.

PBF Energy 
Company LLC

Large 
accelerated 
filer 

Large 
accelerated 
filer 

☒

☐

Accelerated 
filer 

Accelerated 
filer 

☐

☐

Non-
accelerated 
filer 

Non-
accelerated 
filer 

☐

☒

Smaller 
reporting 
company  ☐

Smaller 
reporting 
company  ☐

Emerging growth 
company 

Emerging growth 
company 

☐

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition 
period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of 
the Exchange Act. 
o
PBF Energy Inc. 
PBF Energy Company LLC     o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of 
the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 
U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. 

PBF Energy Inc. 

☒

PBF Energy Company LLC     ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). 

☐	Yes    ☒	No
PBF Energy Inc. 
PBF Energy Company LLC  ☐	Yes    ☒	No

The  aggregate  market  value  of  the  Common  Stock  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  held  by  non-affiliates  as  of  June  30, 
2021, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was approximately 
$1.1 billion based upon the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transaction closing price. 

As of February 10, 2022, PBF Energy Inc. had outstanding 120,338,300 shares of Class A common stock and 
15 shares of Class B common stock. PBF Energy Inc. is the sole managing member of, and owner of an equity 
interest representing approximately 99.2% of the outstanding economic interest in PBF Energy Company LLC 
as  of  December  31,  2021.  There  is  no  trading  in  the  membership  interest  of  PBF  Energy  Company  LLC  and 
therefore  an  aggregate  market  value  based  on  such  is  not  determinable.  PBF  Energy  Company  LLC  has  no 
common stock outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

PBF Energy Inc. intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a definitive Proxy Statement for 
its Annual Meeting of Stockholders within 120 days after December 31, 2021. Portions of the Proxy Statement 
are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K to the extent stated herein.

PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I

Item 1.

Business 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Item 3.

Properties
Legal Proceedings

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters, and Issuer 
Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 6.

[RESERVED]

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Item 9.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Item 9B. Other Information

Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections 

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related 
Stockholder Matters

Item 12.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

SIGNATURES

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GLOSSARY OF SELECTED TERMS 

Unless otherwise noted or indicated by context, the following terms used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K 
have the following meanings:

“AB 32” refers to the greenhouse gas emission control regulations in the state of California to comply 
with Assembly Bill 32.

“ANS”  refers  to  Alaskan  North  Slope  crude  oil  reflective  of  West  Coast  economics,  characterized  by 
API gravity between 28° and 35°.

“ASCI”  refers  to  the  Argus  Sour  Crude  Index,  a  pricing  index  used  to  approximate  market  prices  for 
sour, heavy crude oil.

“Bakken”  refers  to  both  a  crude  oil  production  region  generally  covering  North  Dakota,  Montana  and 
Western Canada, and the crude oil that is produced in that region.

“barrel” refers to a common unit of measure in the oil industry, which equates to 42 gallons.

“blendstocks” refers to various compounds that are combined with gasoline or diesel from the crude oil 
refining  process  to  make  finished  gasoline  and  diesel;  these  may  include  natural  gasoline,  FCC  unit 
gasoline, ethanol, reformate or butane, among others.

“bpd” is an abbreviation for barrels per day.

“CAM  Pipeline”  or  “CAM  Connection  Pipeline”  refers  to  the  Clovelly-Alliance-Meraux  pipeline  in 
Louisiana.

“CARB”  refers  to  the  California  Air  Resources  Board;  gasoline  and  diesel  fuel  sold  in  the  state  of 
California are regulated by CARB and require stricter quality and emissions reduction performance than 
required by other states.

“catalyst”  refers  to  a  substance  that  alters,  accelerates,  or  instigates  chemical  changes,  but  is  not 
produced as a product of the refining process.

“coke”  refers  to  a  coal-like  substance  that  is  produced  from  heavier  crude  oil  fractions  during  the 
refining process.

“complexity” refers to the number, type and capacity of processing units at a refinery, measured by the 
Nelson  Complexity  Index,  which  is  often  used  as  a  measure  of  a  refinery’s  ability  to  process  lower 
quality crude in an economic manner.

“COVID-19” refers to the 2019 outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic.

“crack spread” refers to a simplified calculation that measures the difference between the price for light 
products and crude oil. For example, we reference (a) the 2-1-1 crack spread, which is a general industry 
standard  utilized  by  our  Delaware  City,  Paulsboro  and  Chalmette  refineries  that  approximates  the  per 
barrel refining margin resulting from processing two barrels of crude oil to produce one barrel of gasoline 
and one barrel of heating oil or ULSD, (b) the 4-3-1 crack spread, which is a benchmark utilized by our 
Toledo  and  Torrance  refineries  that  approximates  the  per  barrel  refining  margin  resulting  from 
processing four barrels of crude oil to produce three barrels of gasoline and one-half barrel of jet fuel and 
one-half barrel of ULSD and (c) the 3-2-1 crack spread, which is a benchmark utilized by our Martinez 
refinery that approximates the per barrel refining margin resulting from processing three barrels of crude 
oil to produce two barrels of gasoline and three-quarters of a barrel jet fuel and one-quarter of a barrel 
ULSD.

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“Dated  Brent”  refers  to  Brent  blend  oil,  a  light,  sweet  North  Sea  crude  oil,  characterized  by  an 
American  Petroleum  Institute  (“API”)  gravity  of  38°  and  a  sulfur  content  of  approximately  0.4  weight 
percent that is used as a benchmark for other crude oils.

“distillates” refers primarily to diesel, heating oil, kerosene and jet fuel.

“DNREC” refers to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.

“downstream” refers to the downstream sector of the energy industry generally describing oil refineries, 
marketing and distribution companies that refine crude oil and sell and distribute refined products. The 
opposite  of  the  downstream  sector  is  the  upstream  sector,  which  refers  to  exploration  and  production 
companies  that  search  for  and/or  produce  crude  oil  and  natural  gas  underground  or  through  drilling  or 
exploratory wells.

“EPA” refers to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

“ESG” refers to environmental, social, and governance matters.

“ethanol”  refers  to  a  clear,  colorless,  flammable  oxygenated  liquid.  Ethanol  is  typically  produced 
chemically from ethylene, or biologically from fermentation of various sugars from carbohydrates found 
in agricultural crops. It is used in the United States as a gasoline octane enhancer and oxygenate.

“Ethanol  Permit”  refers  to  the  Coastal  Zone  Act  permit  for  ethanol  issued  to  our  Delaware  City 
refinery. 

“ExxonMobil” refers to Exxon Mobil Oil Corporation.

“FASB”  refers  to  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  which  develops  U.S.  generally  accepted 
accounting principles.

“FCC” refers to fluid catalytic cracking.

“feedstocks” refers to crude oil and partially refined products that are processed and blended into refined 
products.

“GAAP”  refers 
nongovernmental entities. 

to  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  developed  by  FASB  for 

“GHG” refers to greenhouse gas. 

“Group  I  base  oils  or  lubricants”  refers  to  conventionally  refined  products  characterized  by  sulfur 
content less than 0.03% with a viscosity index between 80 and 120. Typically, these products are used in 
a variety of automotive and industrial applications.

“heavy crude oil” refers to a relatively inexpensive crude oil with a low API gravity characterized by 
high relative density and viscosity. Heavy crude oils require greater levels of processing to produce high 
value products such as gasoline and diesel.

“IDRs” refer to incentive distribution rights.

“IPO”  refers  to  the  initial  public  offering  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock  which  closed  on 
December 18, 2012.

“J. Aron” refers to J. Aron & Company, a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

“KV” refers to Kilovolts.

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“LCM” refers to a GAAP requirement for inventory to be valued at the lower of cost or market. 

“light crude oil” refers to a relatively expensive crude oil with a high API gravity characterized by low 
relative density and viscosity. Light crude oils require lower levels of processing to produce high value 
products such as gasoline and diesel.

“light-heavy differential” refers to the price difference between light crude oil and heavy crude oil.

“light  products”  refers  to  the  group  of  refined  products  with  lower  boiling  temperatures,  including 
gasoline and distillates.

“LLS” refers to Light Louisiana Sweet benchmark for crude oil reflective of Gulf coast economics for 
light sweet domestic and foreign crudes. It is characterized by an API gravity of between 35° and 40° and 
a sulfur content of approximately .35 weight percent.

“LPG” refers to liquefied petroleum gas.

“Maya”  refers  to  Maya  crude  oil,  a  heavy,  sour  crude  oil  characterized  by  an  API  gravity  of 
approximately 22° and a sulfur content of approximately 3.3 weight percent that is used as a benchmark 
for other heavy crude oils.

“MLP” refers to the master limited partnership.

“MMBTU” refers to million British thermal units.

“MOEM Pipeline” refers to a pipeline that originates at a terminal in Empire, Louisiana approximately 
30 miles north of the mouth of the Mississippi River. The MOEM Pipeline is 14 inches in diameter, 54 
miles  long  and  transports  crude  from  South  Louisiana  to  the  Chalmette  refinery  and  transports  Heavy 
Louisiana Sweet (HLS) and South Louisiana Intermediate (SLI) crude.

“MW” refers to Megawatt.

“Nelson  Complexity  Index”  refers  to  the  complexity  of  an  oil  refinery  as  measured  by  the  Nelson 
Complexity  Index,  which  is  calculated  on  an  annual  basis  by  the  Oil  and  Gas  Journal.  The  Nelson 
Complexity  Index  assigns  a  complexity  factor  to  each  major  piece  of  refinery  equipment  based  on  its 
complexity and cost in comparison to crude distillation, which is assigned a complexity factor of 1.0. The 
complexity of each piece of refinery equipment is then calculated by multiplying its complexity factor by 
its  throughput  ratio  as  a  percentage  of  crude  distillation  capacity.  Adding  up  the  complexity  values 
assigned to each piece of equipment, including crude distillation, determines a refinery’s complexity on 
the Nelson Complexity Index. A refinery with a complexity of 10.0 on the Nelson Complexity Index is 
considered ten times more complex than crude distillation for the same amount of throughput.

“NYH” refers to the New York Harbor market value of petroleum products.

“OSHA” refers to Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor. 

“PADD” refers to Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts.

“refined products” refers to petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, that are produced 
by a refinery.

“Renewable  Fuel  Standard”  refers  to  the  Renewable  Fuel  Standard  issued  pursuant  to  the  Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 implementing mandates to blend renewable fuels into petroleum 
fuels produced and sold in the United States.  

“RINs” refers to renewable fuel credits required for compliance with the Renewable Fuel Standard.

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“Saudi Aramco” refers to Saudi Arabian Oil Company.

“SEC” refers to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

“sour  crude  oil”  refers  to  a  crude  oil  that  is  relatively  high  in  sulfur  content,  requiring  additional 
processing to remove the sulfur. Sour crude oil is typically less expensive than sweet crude oil.

“Sunoco” refers to Sunoco, LLC.

“sweet crude oil” refers to a crude oil that is relatively low in sulfur content, requiring less processing to 
remove the sulfur than sour crude oil. Sweet crude oil is typically more expensive than sour crude oil.

“Syncrude” refers to a blend of Canadian synthetic oil, a light, sweet crude oil, typically characterized 
by API gravity between 30° and 32° and a sulfur content of approximately 0.1-0.2 weight percent.

“TCJA” refers to the U.S. government comprehensive tax legislation enacted on December 22, 2017 and 
commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. 

“throughput” refers to the volume processed through a unit or refinery.

“turnaround”  refers  to  a  periodically  required  shutdown  and  comprehensive  maintenance  event  to 
refurbish and maintain a refinery unit or units that involves the cleaning, repair, and inspection of such 
units and occurs generally on a periodic cycle.

“ULSD” refers to ultra-low-sulfur diesel.

“WCS” refers to Western Canadian Select, a heavy, sour crude oil blend typically characterized by API 
gravity between 20° and 22° and a sulfur content of approximately 3.5 weight percent that is used as a 
benchmark for heavy Western Canadian crude oil.

“WTI” refers to West Texas Intermediate crude oil, a light, sweet crude oil, typically characterized by 
API gravity between 38° and 40° and a sulfur content of approximately 0.3 weight percent that is used as 
a benchmark for other crude oils.

“WTS” refers to West Texas Sour crude oil, a sour crude oil characterized by API gravity between 30° 
and 33° and a sulfur content of approximately 1.28 weight percent that is used as a benchmark for other 
sour crude oils.

“yield” refers to the percentage of refined products that is produced from crude oil and other feedstocks.

Explanatory Note

This  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  is  filed  by  PBF  Energy  Inc.  (“PBF  Energy”)  and  PBF  Energy 
Company LLC (“PBF LLC”). Each Registrant hereto is filing on its own behalf all of the information contained 
in this report that relates to such Registrant. Each Registrant hereto is not filing any information that does not 
relate to such Registrant, and therefore makes no representation as to any such information. PBF Energy is a 
holding  company  whose  primary  asset  is  an  equity  interest  in  PBF  LLC.  PBF  Energy  is  the  sole  managing 
member  of,  and  owner  of  an  equity  interest  representing  approximately  99.2%  of  the  outstanding  economic 
interests in PBF LLC as of December 31, 2021. PBF Energy operates and controls all of the business and affairs 
and consolidates the financial results of PBF LLC and its subsidiaries. PBF LLC is a holding company for the 
companies that directly and indirectly own and operate the business. As of December 31, 2021, PBF LLC also 
holds  a  47.9%  limited  partner  interest  and  a  non-economic  general  partner  interest  in  PBF  Logistics  LP 
(“PBFX”), a publicly-traded MLP. 

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PART I

This Annual Report on Form 10-K is filed by PBF Energy and PBF LLC. Discussions or areas of this 
report that either apply only to PBF Energy or PBF LLC are clearly noted in such sections. Unless the context 
indicates otherwise, the terms “Company”, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to both PBF Energy and PBF LLC and 
its consolidated subsidiaries, including PBF Holding Company LLC (“PBF Holding”), PBF Investments LLC 
(“PBF Investments”), Toledo Refining Company LLC, Paulsboro Refining Company LLC (“PRC”), Delaware 
City  Refining  Company  LLC  (“DCR”),  Chalmette  Refining,  L.L.C.  (“Chalmette  Refining”),  PBF  Energy 
Western  Region  LLC  (“PBF  Western  Region”),  Torrance  Refining  Company  LLC  (“Torrance  Refining”), 
Torrance Logistics Company LLC, Martinez Refining Company LLC (“MRC”), PBF Logistics GP LLC (“PBF 
GP”) and PBFX. 

In this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we make certain forward-looking statements, including statements 
regarding  our  plans,  strategies,  objectives,  expectations,  intentions,  and  resources,  under  the  safe  harbor 
provisions  of  the  Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995  to  the  extent  such  statements  relate  to  the 
operations  of  an  entity  that  is  not  a  limited  liability  company  or  a  partnership.  You  should  read  our  forward-
looking statements together with our disclosures under the heading: “Cautionary Statement for the Purpose of 
Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.” When considering forward-
looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements set forth in this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A.

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ITEM. 1 BUSINESS 

Overview and Corporate Structure

We are one of the largest independent petroleum refiners and suppliers of unbranded transportation fuels, 
heating oil, petrochemical feedstocks, lubricants and other petroleum products in the United States. We sell our 
products throughout the Northeast, Midwest, Gulf Coast and West Coast of the United States, as well as in other 
regions  of  the  United  States,  Canada  and  Mexico  and  are  able  to  ship  products  to  other  international 
destinations. As of December 31, 2021, we own and operate six domestic oil refineries and related assets. Based 
on  the  current  configuration  (as  disclosed  in  the  “Refining”  section  below)  our  refineries  have  a  combined 
processing  capacity,  known  as  throughput,  of  approximately  1,000,000  bpd,  and  a  weighted-average  Nelson 
Complexity Index of 13.2 based on current operating conditions. The complexity and throughput capacity of our 
refineries  are  subject  to  change  dependent  upon  configuration  changes  we  make  to  respond  to  market 
conditions,  as  well  as  a  result  of  investments  made  to  improve  our  facilities  and  maintain  compliance  with 
environmental  and  governmental  regulations.  We  operate  in  two  reportable  business  segments:  Refining  and 
Logistics.

PBF Energy is a holding company whose primary asset is a controlling equity interest in PBF LLC. We 
are the sole managing member of PBF LLC and operate and control all of the business and affairs of PBF LLC. 
We consolidate the financial results of PBF LLC and its subsidiaries and record a noncontrolling interest in our 
consolidated financial statements representing the economic interests of the members of PBF LLC other than 
PBF Energy. PBF LLC is a holding company for the companies that directly or indirectly own and operate our 
business. PBF Holding is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PBF LLC and is the parent company for our refining 
operations. PBF Energy, through its ownership of PBF LLC, also consolidates the financial results of PBFX and 
records a noncontrolling interest for the economic interests in PBFX held by the public common unitholders of 
PBFX.

As of December 31, 2021, PBF Energy held 120,340,808 PBF LLC Series C Units and our current and 
former executive officers and directors and certain employees and others held 927,990 PBF LLC Series A Units 
(we refer to all of the holders of the PBF LLC Series A Units as “the members of PBF LLC other than PBF 
Energy”). As a result, the holders of PBF Energy’s issued and outstanding shares of its Class A common stock 
have approximately 99.2% of the voting power in PBF Energy, and the members of PBF LLC other than PBF 
Energy through their holdings of Class B common stock have approximately 0.8% of the voting power in PBF 
Energy. 

As  of  December  31,  2021,  PBF  LLC  held  a  47.9%  limited  partner  interest  (consisting  of  29,953,631 
common units) in PBFX, with the remaining 52.1% limited partner interest held by the public unitholders. PBF 
LLC  also  indirectly  owns  a  non-economic  general  partner  interest  in  PBFX  through  its  wholly-owned 
subsidiary, PBF GP, the general partner of PBFX. 

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The following map details the locations of our refineries and the location of PBFX’s assets as of 
December 31, 2021 (each as defined below):

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Refining

Our  six  refineries  are  located  in  Delaware  City,  Delaware,  Paulsboro,  New  Jersey,  Toledo,  Ohio, 
Chalmette,  Louisiana,  Torrance,  California  and  Martinez,  California.  In  2020,  we  reconfigured  our  Delaware 
and  Paulsboro  refineries  (the  “East  Coast  Refining  Reconfiguration”),  temporarily  idling  certain  of  our  major 
processing units at the Paulsboro refinery, in order to operate the two refineries as one functional unit that we 
refer to as the “East Coast Refining System”. Each refinery is briefly described in the table below: 

Refinery
Delaware City East Coast 

Region

Nelson 
Complexity 
Index (1)
13.6

Throughput 
Capacity (in barrels 
per day) (1)
180,000

Paulsboro

East Coast 

10.4(3)

105,000(3)

Toledo

Mid-Continent

11.0

180,000

Chalmette

Gulf Coast

Torrance

West Coast

Martinez

West Coast

13.0

13.8

16.1

185,000

166,000

157,000

________

1

2

3

5

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PADD Crude Processed (2)
1

light sweet through 
heavy sour
light sweet through 
heavy sour
light sweet

light sweet through 
heavy sour
medium and heavy

medium and heavy

Source (2)
water, rail

water

pipeline, 
truck, rail
water, 
pipeline
pipeline, 
water, truck
pipeline and 
water

(1)  Reflects  operating  conditions  at  each  refinery  as  of  the  date  of  this  filing.  Changes  in  complexity  and 
throughput  capacity  reflect  the  result  of  current  market  conditions  such  as  our  East  Coast  Refining 
Reconfiguration,  in  addition  to  investments  made  to  improve  our  facilities  and  maintain  compliance  with 
environmental and governmental regulations. Configurations at each of our refineries are evaluated and updated 
accordingly.  

(2) Reflects the typical crude and feedstocks and related sources utilized under normal operating conditions and 
prevailing market environments.

(3) Under normal operating conditions and prevailing market environments, our Nelson Complexity Index and 
throughput capacity for the Paulsboro refinery would be 13.1 and 180,000, respectively. As a result of the East 
Coast Refining Reconfiguration, our Nelson Complexity Index and throughput capacity were reduced. 

Logistics

PBFX is a fee-based, growth-oriented, publicly-traded Delaware MLP formed by PBF Energy to own or 
lease,  operate,  develop  and  acquire  crude  oil  and  refined  products  terminals,  pipelines,  storage  facilities  and 
similar logistics assets. PBFX engages in the receiving, handling, storage and transferring of crude oil, refined 
products, natural gas and intermediates from sources located throughout the United States and Canada for PBF 
Energy in support of its refineries, as well as for third-party customers. The majority of PBFX’s revenues are 
derived from long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBF Holding, which include minimum volume 
commitments, for receiving, handling, storing and transferring crude oil, refined products and natural gas. PBF 
Energy also has agreements with PBFX that establish fees for certain general and administrative services and 
operational and maintenance services provided by PBF Holding to PBFX. These transactions, other than those 
with third parties, are eliminated by us in consolidation. 

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See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director 

Independence.”

Recent Developments

COVID-19 and Market Developments

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to negatively impact worldwide economic and commercial 
activity. The COVID-19 pandemic and the related governmental and consumer responses, resulted in significant 
business  and  operational  disruptions,  including  business  and  school  closures,  supply  chain  disruptions,  travel 
restrictions, stay-at-home orders and limitations on the availability of workforces, significantly lowering global 
demand for refined petroleum and petrochemical products. We have seen the demand for these products starting 
to  rebound  in  2021  as  a  result  of  the  lifting  or  easing  of  governmental  restrictions  and  the  distribution  of 
COVID-19  vaccines  and  other  protective  measures.  Despite  these  signs  of  improvements,  the  resulting 
economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic remain uncertain and will depend on the ongoing severity, 
location and duration of the pandemic and variants thereof, the effectiveness of the vaccine programs, and the 
related impact on overall economic activity, all of which cannot be predicted with certainty at this time. 

We continue to adjust our operational plans to the evolving market conditions and continue to monitor 
and maintain lower operating expenses through significant reductions in discretionary activities and third-party 
services.  In  the  fourth  quarter  of  2020,  we  successfully  reconfigured  our  East  Coast  Refining  System  to 
maintain  the  most  profitable  elements  of  two  refineries  while  reducing  costs  and  improving  our  competitive 
position. 

We also remain focused on enhancing the profitability and reliability of our core operations. While our 
refining capital expenditures in 2022 are projected to increase in comparison to 2021, we continue to focus on 
capital  discipline,  with  turnaround  and  other  mandatory  spend  accounting  for  the  majority  of  total  planned 
refining capital expenses for 2022. Consistent with our prior year approach, we will be responsive with regards 
to the pace of capital expenditures and scope of turnarounds depending on market conditions. Our 2022 estimate 
for  maintenance, environmental, regulatory and safety capital expenditures are estimated to remain in line with 
our  historical  average  of  $150.0  million  to  $200.0  million.  For  the  first  half  of  2022,  we  expect  to  incur 
turnaround-related capital expenditures of approximately $200.0 million to $225.0 million, primarily relating to 
turnarounds at our East and West Coast refineries.

Renewable Diesel Project

We  are  currently  progressing  on  our  renewable  diesel  project  that  will  be  located  at  our  Chalmette 
refinery. The project will incorporate certain existing idled assets at the refinery, including an idle hydrocracker, 
along  with  a  newly-constructed  pre-treatment  unit  to  establish  a  20,000  barrel  per  day  renewable  diesel 
production  facility.  To  date  the  project  has  been  focused  on  completing  engineering,  permitting,  securing 
longer-lead  time  equipment  and  commencing  initial  site  preparations.  We  are  also  currently  engaging  in 
discussions with potential strategic and financial partners for the project. 

Available Information

Our  website  address  is  www.pbfenergy.com.  Information  contained  on  our  website  is  not  part  of  this 
Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current 
Reports on Form 8-K, and any other materials filed with (or furnished to) the SEC by us are available on our 
website (under “Investors”) free of charge, soon after we file or furnish such material. In this same location, we 
also  post  our  corporate  governance  guidelines,  code  of  business  conduct  and  ethics,  and  the  charters  of  the 
committees of our Board of Directors. These documents are available free of charge in print to any stockholder 
that  makes  a  written  request  to  the  Secretary,  PBF  Energy  Inc.,  One  Sylvan  Way,  Second  Floor,  Parsippany, 
New Jersey 07054.

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The diagram below depicts our organizational structure as of December 31, 2021:

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Operating Segments

We operate in two reportable business segments: Refining and Logistics. Our six oil refineries, including 
certain related logistics assets that are not owned by PBFX, are engaged in the refining of crude oil and other 
feedstocks  into  petroleum  products,  and  are  aggregated  into  the  Refining  segment.  PBFX  operates  certain 
logistics  assets  such  as  crude  oil  and  refined  products  terminals,  pipelines  and  storage  facilities.  Certain  of 
PBFX’s assets were previously operated and owned by various subsidiaries of PBF Holding and were acquired 
by PBFX in a series of transactions since its inception. PBFX is reported in the Logistics segment. A substantial 
majority of PBFX’s revenues are derived from long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBF Holding 
and  its  subsidiaries  and  these  intersegment  related  revenues  are  eliminated  in  consolidation.  See  “Note  22  - 
Segment  Information”  of  our  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements,  for  detailed  information  on  our 
operating results by business segment.

Refining Segment

We  own  and  operate  six  refineries  (two  of  which  are  operated  as  a  single  unit)  that  provide  us  with 
geographic and market diversity. We produce a variety of products at each of our refineries, including gasoline, 
ULSD,  heating  oil,  jet  fuel,  lubricants,  petrochemicals  and  asphalt.  We  sell  our  products  throughout  the 
Northeast, Midwest, Gulf Coast and West Coast of the United States, as well as in other regions of the United 
States, Canada and Mexico, and are able to ship products to other international destinations. 

Our refinery assets as of December 31, 2021 are described below.

East Coast Refining System (Delaware City Refinery and Paulsboro Refinery) 

Overview.  The  Delaware  City  refinery  is  located  on  an  approximately  5,000-acre  site,  with  access  to 
waterborne cargoes and an extensive distribution network of pipelines, barges and tankers, truck and rail. The 
Delaware  City  refinery  is  a  fully  integrated  operation  that  receives  crude  via  rail  at  crude  unloading  facilities 
owned by PBFX, or via ship or barge at the docks owned by the Delaware City refinery located on the Delaware 
River. The crude and other feedstocks are stored in an extensive tank farm prior to processing. In addition, there 
is a 15-lane, 76,000 bpd capacity truck loading rack (the “DCR Truck Rack”) located adjacent to the refinery 
and a 23-mile interstate pipeline (the “DCR Products Pipeline”) that are used to distribute clean products. The 
DCR Products Pipeline and DCR Truck Rack were sold to PBFX and PBFX owns additional assets that support 
the  Delaware  City  refinery.  The  Paulsboro  refinery  is  located  on  approximately  950-acres  on  the  Delaware 
River  in  Paulsboro,  New  Jersey,  near  Philadelphia  and  approximately  30  miles  away  from  Delaware  City. 
Paulsboro receives crude and feedstocks via its marine terminal on the Delaware River. 

As a result of its configuration and process units, Delaware City has the capability of processing a slate 
of  heavy  crudes  with  a  high  concentration  of  high  sulfur  crudes,  as  well  as  other  high  sulfur  feedstock  when 
economically viable, and is one of the largest and most complex refineries on the East Coast. The Delaware City 
refinery  is  one  of  two  heavy  crude  processing  refineries,  the  other  being  our  Paulsboro  refinery,  on  the  East 
Coast of the United States. The Delaware City coking capacity is equal to approximately 25% of crude capacity.

The Delaware City refinery primarily processes a variety of medium to heavy, sour crude oils, but can 
run  light,  sweet  crude  oils  as  well.  The  refinery  has  large  conversion  capacity  with  its  82,000  bpd  FCC  unit, 
54,500 bpd fluid coking unit and 24,000 bpd hydrocracking unit. 

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The following table approximates the East Coast Refining System’s current major process unit capacities. 

Unit capacities are shown in barrels per stream day.

Delaware City Refinery Units
Crude Distillation Unit
Vacuum Distillation Unit
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
Hydrotreating Units
Hydrocracking Unit
Catalytic Reforming Unit
Benzene / Toluene Extraction Unit
Butane Isomerization Unit
Alkylation Unit
Polymerization Unit
Fluid Coking Unit

Paulsboro Refinery Units
Crude Distillation Units (1)
Vacuum Distillation Units (1)
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit (1)
Hydrotreating Units (1)
Catalytic Reforming Unit (1)
Alkylation Unit (1)
Lube Oil Processing Unit
Delayed Coking Unit (1)
Propane Deasphalting Unit

__________________________

Nameplate
Capacity
180,000 
105,000 
82,000 
180,000 
24,000 
43,000 
15,000 
6,000 
12,500 
16,000 
54,500 

Nameplate
Capacity
105,000 
50,000 
Idled
61,000 
Idled
Idled
12,000 
Idled
11,000 

(1) Current nameplate capacity was fully or partially reduced to reflect the idled units as part of the East 

Coast Refining Reconfiguration. 

Feedstocks  and  Supply  Arrangements.  We  source  our  crude  oil  needs  for  Delaware  City  primarily 
through short-term and spot market agreements. We have a contract with Saudi Aramco pursuant to which we 
have  purchased  up  to  approximately  100,000  bpd  of  crude  oil  from  Saudi  Aramco  that  is  processed  at  the 
Paulsboro refinery. The crude purchased under this contract is priced off the ASCI. 

Refined Product Yield and Distribution. The Delaware City refinery predominantly produces gasoline, jet 
fuel, ULSD and ultra-low sulfur heating oil as well as certain other products. Products produced at the Delaware 
City refinery are transferred to customers through pipelines, barges or at its truck rack. We market and sell all of 
our  refined  products  independently  to  a  variety  of  customers  on  the  spot  market  or  through  term  agreements. 
The  Paulsboro  refinery  predominantly  manufactures  Group  I  base  oils  or  lubricants  and  asphalt  and  jet  fuel. 
Products produced at the Paulsboro refinery are transferred to customers primarily through pipelines, barges, or 
at its truck rack. We market and sell all of our refined products independently to a variety of customers on the 
spot market or through term agreements. 

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Inventory Intermediation Agreement. On October 25, 2021, we entered into a third amended and restated 
inventory intermediation agreement with J. Aron, (the “Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement”), to support 
the operations of the Delaware City, Paulsboro and Chalmette refineries (collectively, the “PBF Entities”). The 
Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement expires on December 31, 2024, which term may be further extended 
by mutual consent of the parties to December 31, 2025. 

Pursuant to the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement, J. Aron purchases and holds title to certain 
inventory, including crude oil, intermediate and certain finished products (the “J. Aron Products”), purchased or 
produced by the Paulsboro and Delaware City refineries (and, at the election of the PBF Entities, the Chalmette 
refinery) (the "Refineries") and delivered into our storage tanks at the Refineries (the “Storage Tanks”). The J. 
Aron  Products  are  sold  back  to  us  as  the  J.  Aron  Products  are  discharged  out  of  our  Storage  Tanks.  At 
expiration  or  termination  of  the  Third  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement,  we  will  have  to  repurchase  the 
inventories outstanding under the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement at that time.

Tankage Capacity. The Delaware City refinery has total storage capacity of approximately 10.0 million 
barrels. Of the total, approximately 3.6 million barrels of storage capacity are dedicated to crude oil and other 
feedstock storage with the remaining 6.4 million barrels allocated to finished products, intermediates and other 
products.  The  Paulsboro  refinery  has  total  storage  capacity  of  approximately  7.5  million  barrels.  Of  the  total, 
approximately  2.1  million  barrels  are  dedicated  to  crude  oil  storage  with  the  remaining  5.4  million  barrels 
allocated to finished products, intermediates and other products.

Energy  and  Other  Utilities.  Under  normal  operating  conditions,  the  Delaware  City  refinery  consumes 
approximately 75,000 MMBTU per day of natural gas supplied via pipeline from third parties. The Delaware 
City  refinery  has  a  280  MW  power  plant  located  on  site  that  consists  of  two  natural  gas-fueled  turbines  with 
combined capacity of approximately 140 MW and four turbo generators with combined nameplate capacity of 
approximately  140  MW.  Collectively,  this  power  plant  produces  electricity  in  excess  of  Delaware  City’s 
refinery load of approximately 90 MW. Excess electricity is sold into the Pennsylvania-New Jersey-Maryland, 
or PJM, grid. Steam is primarily produced by a combination of three dedicated boilers, two heat recovery steam 
generators on the gas turbines, and is supplemented by secondary boilers at the FCC and Coker. Hydrogen is 
currently provided via the refinery’s steam methane reformer and continuous catalytic reformer. 

Under  normal  operating  conditions  for  the  reconfiguration,  the  Paulsboro  refinery  consumes 
approximately 38,000 MMBTU per day of natural gas supplied via pipeline from third parties. The Paulsboro 
refinery  is  mostly  self-sufficient  for  electrical  power  through  a  mix  of  gas  and  steam  turbine  generators.  The 
Paulsboro  refinery  generation  supplies  all  of  the  20MW  total  refinery  load.  There  are  circumstances  where 
available  generation  is  greater  than  the  total  refinery  load,  and  the  Paulsboro  refinery  can  export  up  to  about 
40MW  of  power  to  the  utility  grid  if  warranted.  If  necessary,  supplemental  electrical  power  is  available  on  a 
guaranteed basis from the local utility. The Paulsboro refinery is connected to the grid via three separate 69KV 
aerial feeders and has the ability to run entirely on imported power. Steam is produced in three boilers and a 
heat recovery steam generator fed by the exhaust from the gas turbine. In addition, there are a number of waste 
heat  boilers  and  furnace  stack  economizers  throughout  the  refinery  that  supplement  the  steam  generation 
capacity.  The  Paulsboro  refinery’s  hydrogen  needs  are  met  by  the  steam  methane  reformer  as  the  catalytic 
reformer was idled. 

Toledo Refinery 

Overview. The Toledo refinery primarily processes a slate of light, sweet crudes from Canada, the Mid-
Continent, the Bakken region and the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Toledo refinery is located on a 282-acre site near 
Toledo,  Ohio,  approximately  60  miles  from  Detroit.  Crude  is  delivered  to  the  Toledo  refinery  through  three 
primary pipelines: (1) Enbridge from the north, (2) Patoka from the west and (3) Mid-Valley from the south. 
Crude is also delivered to a nearby terminal by rail and from local sources by truck to a truck unloading facility 
within the refinery.

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The  following  table  approximates  the  Toledo  refinery’s  current  major  process  unit  capacities.  Unit 

capacities are shown in barrels per stream day.

Refinery Units
Crude Distillation Unit
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
Hydrotreating Units
Hydrocracking Unit
Catalytic Reforming Units
Alkylation Unit
Polymerization Unit
UDEX Unit

Nameplate
Capacity
180,000 
82,000 
95,000 
52,000 
52,000 
11,000 
7,000 
16,300 

Feedstocks and Supply Arrangements. We source our crude oil needs for the Toledo refinery primarily 

through short-term and spot market agreements.

Refined  Product  Yield  and  Distribution.  The  Toledo  refinery  produces  finished  products,  including 
gasoline,  jet  and  ULSD,  in  addition  to  a  variety  of  high-value  petrochemicals  including  benzene,  toluene, 
xylene,  nonene  and  tetramer.  The  Toledo  refinery  is  connected,  via  pipelines,  to  an  extensive  distribution 
network throughout Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The finished 
products are transported on pipelines owned by Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. and Buckeye Partners L.P. In 
addition, we have proprietary connections to a variety of smaller pipelines and spurs that help us optimize our 
clean  products  distribution.  A  significant  portion  of  the  Toledo  refinery’s  gasoline  and  ULSD  are  distributed 
through various terminals in this network.

We  have  an  agreement  with  Sunoco  whereby  Sunoco  purchases  gasoline  and  distillate  products 
representing  approximately  one-third  of  the  Toledo  refinery’s  gasoline  and  distillates  production.  The 
agreement  expires  in  March  2022,  subject  to  certain  early  termination  rights.  We  are  currently  in  active 
negotiations with Sunoco on renewal of this contract. We sell the bulk of the petrochemicals produced at the 
Toledo  refinery  through  short-term  contracts  or  on  the  spot  market  and  the  majority  of  the  petrochemical 
distribution is done via rail. 

Tankage Capacity. The Toledo refinery has total storage capacity of approximately 4.5 million barrels. 
The  Toledo  refinery  receives  its  crude  through  pipeline  connections  and  a  truck  rack.  Of  the  total, 
approximately  1.3  million  barrels  are  dedicated  to  crude  oil  storage  with  the  remaining  3.2  million  barrels 
allocated to intermediates and products. 

Energy  and  Other  Utilities.  Under  normal  operating  conditions,  the  Toledo  refinery  consumes 
approximately  25,000  MMBTU  per  day  of  natural  gas  supplied  via  pipeline  from  third  parties.  The  Toledo 
refinery  purchases  its  electricity  from  the  PJM  grid  and  has  a  long-term  contract  to  purchase  hydrogen  and 
steam  from  a  local  third-party  supplier.  In  addition  to  the  third-party  steam  supplier,  the  Toledo  refinery 
consumes a portion of the steam that is generated by its various process units.

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Chalmette Refinery 

Overview. The Chalmette refinery is located on a 400-acre site near New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a dual-
train coking refinery and is capable of processing both light and heavy crude oil through its 185,000 bpd crude 
units  and  downstream  units.  Chalmette  Refining  owns  100%  of  the  MOEM  Pipeline,  providing  access  to  the 
Empire Terminal, as well as the CAM Connection Pipeline, providing access to the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port 
facility  through  a  third-party  pipeline.  Chalmette  Refining  also  owns  80%  of  each  of  the  Collins  Pipeline 
Company and T&M Terminal Company, both located in Collins, Mississippi, which provide a clean products 
outlet  for  the  refinery  to  the  Plantation  and  Colonial  Pipelines.  In  addition,  there  is  also  a  marine  terminal 
capable of importing waterborne feedstocks and loading or unloading finished products. There is also a clean 
products truck rack that provides access to local markets and crude storage that are owned by PBFX. 

The  following  table  approximates  the  Chalmette  refinery’s  current  major  process  unit  capacities.  Unit 

capacities are shown in barrels per stream day.

Refinery Units
Crude Distillation Units
Vacuum Distillation Unit 
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
Hydrotreating Units
Delayed Coking Unit
Catalytic Reforming Unit
Alkylation Unit
Aromatics Extraction Unit 

Nameplate
Capacity
185,000 
114,000 
75,000 
189,000 
42,000 
42,000 
17,000 
17,000 

Feedstocks  and  Supply  Arrangements.  We  source  our  crude  oil  and  feedstock  needs  for  the  Chalmette 
refinery  through  connections  to  the  CAM  Pipeline  and  MOEM  Pipeline,  as  well  as  our  marine  terminal,  and 
through short-term and spot market agreements. 

Refined  Product  Yield  and  Distribution.  The  Chalmette  refinery  predominantly  produces  gasoline  and 
diesel fuels and also manufactures high-value petrochemicals including benzene and xylene. Products produced 
at the Chalmette refinery are transferred to customers through pipelines, the marine terminal and truck rack. The 
majority of our clean products are delivered to customers via pipelines. Our ownership of the Collins pipeline 
and T&M terminal provides the Chalmette refinery with strategic access to Southeast and East Coast markets 
through third-party logistics. 

Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement.  At  the  election  of  the  PBF  Entities,  certain  inventory  at  the 
Chalmette refinery may be held by J. Aron pursuant to the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement. Refer to 
East Coast Refining System (Delaware City Refinery and Paulsboro Refinery), above, for further details.  

Tankage  Capacity.      The  Chalmette  refinery  has  a  total  tankage  capacity  of  approximately  8.1  million 
barrels. Of this total, approximately 2.6 million barrels are allocated to crude oil storage with the remaining 5.5 
million barrels allocated to intermediates and products. 

Energy  and  Other  Utilities.  Under  normal  operating  conditions,  the  Chalmette  refinery  consumes 
approximately 25,000 MMBTU per day of natural gas supplied via pipeline from third parties. The Chalmette 
refinery purchases its electricity from a local utility and has a long-term contract to purchase hydrogen from a 
third-party supplier. 

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Torrance Refinery 

Overview. The Torrance refinery is located on 750-acres in Torrance, California. It is a high-conversion 
crude, delayed-coking refinery capable of processing both heavy and medium crude oils through its crude unit 
and  downstream  units.  In  addition  to  refining  assets,  the  Torrance  refinery  acquisition  included  a  number  of 
high-quality  logistics  assets  including  a  sophisticated  network  of  crude  and  products  pipelines,  product 
distribution terminals and refinery crude and product storage facilities. The most significant logistics asset is a 
crude gathering and transportation system which delivers San Joaquin Valley crude oils directly from the field 
to the refinery, which is now owned by PBFX. Additionally, there are several pipelines serving the refinery that 
provide access to sources of waterborne crude oils including the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, as well 
as clean product outlets with a direct pipeline that supplies jet fuel to the Los Angeles airport that are held by 
affiliates of the refinery. 

The  following  table  approximates  the  Torrance  refinery’s  current  major  process  unit  capacities.  Unit 

capacities are shown in barrels per stream day.

Refinery Units
Crude Distillation Unit
Vacuum Distillation Unit
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
Hydrotreating Units
Hydrocracking Unit
Alkylation Unit
Delayed Coking Unit

Nameplate
Capacity
166,000 
102,000 
90,000 
155,500 
25,000 
25,500 
58,000 

Feedstocks  and  Supply  Arrangements.  The  Torrance  refinery  primarily  processes  a  variety  of  medium 
and  heavy  crude  oils.  We  have  a  crude  supply  agreement  with  ExxonMobil  for  approximately  60,000  bpd  of 
crude oil that can be processed at our Torrance refinery. This crude supply agreement has an automatic renewal 
feature, unless either party gives thirty-six months written termination notice. Additionally, we obtain crude and 
feedstocks from other sources through connections to third-party pipelines as well as ship docks and truck racks. 

Refined Product Yield and Distribution. The Torrance refinery predominantly produces gasoline, jet fuel 
and diesel fuels. Products produced at the Torrance refinery are transferred to customers through pipelines, the 
marine  terminal  and  truck  rack.  The  majority  of  clean  products  are  delivered  to  customers  via  pipelines.  We 
currently market and sell all of our refined products independently to a variety of customers either on the spot 
market or through term agreements. 

Tankage  Capacity.  The  Torrance  refinery  has  a  total  tankage  capacity  of  approximately  8.6  million 
barrels. Of this total, approximately 2.1 million barrels are allocated to crude oil storage with the remaining 6.5 
million barrels allocated to intermediates and products. 

Energy  and  Other  Utilities.  Under  normal  operating  conditions,  the  Torrance  refinery  consumes 
approximately  47,000  MMBTU  per  day  of  natural  gas  supplied  via  pipeline  from  third  parties.  The  Torrance 
refinery  generates  some  power  internally  using  a  combination  of  steam  and  gas  turbines  and  purchases  any 
additional  needed  power  from  the  local  utility.  The  Torrance  refinery  has  a  long-term  contract  to  purchase 
hydrogen from a third-party supplier. 

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Martinez Refinery 

Overview. The Martinez refinery is located on an 860-acre site in the City of Martinez, 30 miles northeast 
of San Francisco, California. The refinery is a high-conversion, dual-coking facility with a Nelson Complexity 
Index  of  16.1,  making  it  one  of  the  most  complex  refineries  in  the  United  States.  The  facility  is  strategically 
positioned  in  Northern  California  and  provides  for  operating  and  commercial  synergies  with  the  Torrance 
refinery located in Southern California. In addition to refining assets, the Martinez refinery includes a number 
of high-quality onsite logistics assets including a deep-water marine facility, product distribution terminals and 
refinery crude and product storage facilities with approximately 8.8 million barrels of shell capacity.

The  following  table  approximates  the  Martinez  refinery’s  current  major  process  unit  capacities.  Unit 

capacities are shown in barrels per stream day.

Refinery Units
Crude Distillation Unit
Vacuum Distillation Unit
Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit
Hydrotreating Units
Hydrocracking Unit
Alkylation Unit
Delayed Coking Unit
Flexi Coking Unit 
Isomerization Unit 

Nameplate
Capacity
157,000 
102,000 
72,000 
268,000 
42,900 
12,500 
25,500 
22,500 
15,000 

Feedstocks and Supply Arrangements. We have entered into various five-year crude supply agreements 
with Shell Oil Products for approximately 150,000 bpd, in the aggregate, to support our West Coast and Mid-
Continent  refinery  operations.  Additionally,  we  obtain  crude  and  feedstocks  from  other  sources  through 
connections to third-party pipelines as well as ship docks.

Refined Product Yield and Distribution. We entered into certain offtake agreements for our West Coast 
system with Shell Oil Products for clean products with varying terms up to 15 years. We currently market and 
sell all of our refined products independently to a variety of customers either on the spot market or through term 
agreements. 

Tankage  Capacity.  Martinez  has  a  total  tankage  capacity  of  approximately  8.8  million  barrels.  Of  this 
total, approximately 2.5 million barrels are allocated to crude oil storage with the remaining 6.3 million barrels 
allocated to intermediates and products.

Energy  and  Other  Utilities.  Under  normal  operating  conditions,  the  Martinez  refinery  consumes 
approximately 80,000 MMBTU per day of natural gas (including natural gas consumed in hydrogen production) 
supplied  via  pipeline  from  third  parties.  The  Martinez  refinery  generates  some  power  internally  using  a 
combination of steam and gas turbines and purchases any additional needed power from the local utility. The 
Martinez refinery has a long-term contract to purchase hydrogen from a third-party supplier.

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Logistics Segment

We formed PBFX, a publicly-traded MLP, to own or lease, operate, develop and acquire crude oil and 
refined  products  terminals,  pipelines,  storage  facilities  and  similar  logistics  assets.  PBFX’s  operations  are 
aggregated  into  the  Logistics  segment.  PBFX  engages  in  the  receiving,  handling,  storage  and  transferring  of 
crude oil, refined products, natural gas and intermediates from sources located throughout the United States and 
Canada for PBF Energy in support of its refineries, as well as for third-party customers. A substantial majority 
of PBFX’s revenues are derived from long-term, fee-based commercial agreements with PBF Holding, which 
include  minimum  volume  commitments  for  receiving,  handling,  storing  and  transferring  crude  oil,  refined 
products and natural gas. PBFX’s third-party revenue is primarily derived from its third-party acquisitions. PBF 
Energy also has agreements with PBFX that establish fees for certain general and administrative services and 
operational and maintenance services provided by PBF Holding to PBFX. These transactions, other than those 
with third parties, are eliminated by PBF Energy and PBF LLC in consolidation.

As of December 31, 2021, PBFX’s assets consist of the following:  

Capacity

Products Handled 

PBF Location Supported

various throughput capacity (a)
22,500 bpd unloading capacity
11,000 bpd throughput capacity

Crude
Crude
Propane

East Coast Refining System
Toledo Refinery
Toledo Refinery

Delaware City Refinery
Delaware City Refinery

East Coast Refining System

Refined products
Gasoline, distillates 
and LPGs
Refined products

Asset
Transportation and Terminaling
DCR Rail Facility (a)(b)
Toledo Truck Terminal (b)
Toledo Storage Facility - 
propane loading facility (b)
DCR Products Pipeline (b)
DCR Truck Rack (b)

East Coast Terminals

Torrance Valley Pipeline (b)

Paulsboro Natural Gas 
Pipeline (b)
Toledo Products Terminal

Knoxville Terminals

Toledo Rail Products Facility 
(b)(d)
Chalmette Truck Rack (b)
Chalmette Rosin Yard (b)
Paulsboro Lube Oil Terminal 
(b)

Delaware Ethanol Storage 
Facility (b)

Storage

125,000 bpd pipeline capacity
76,000 bpd throughput capacity

various throughput capacity and 
approximately 4.2 million barrel 
aggregate shell capacity
110,000 bpd pipeline capacity and 
approximately 700,000 barrel 
aggregate shell capacity (c)
60,000 dth/d pipeline capacity

various throughput capacity and 
110,000 barrel aggregate shell 
capacity
various throughput capacity and 
520,000 barrel aggregate shell 
capacity
16,000 bpd loading capacity

20,000 bpd loading capacity
17,000 bpd unloading capacity
various throughput capacity and 
309,000 barrel aggregate shell 
capacity
various throughput capacity and 
100,000 barrel aggregate shell 
capacity

Crude

Torrance Refinery

Natural gas

Paulsboro Refinery

Refined products

Toledo Refinery

Gasoline, distillates 
and LPGs

Chalmette Refinery

Toledo Refinery

Crude, LPGs, gasoline 
and distillates
Gasoline and distillates Chalmette Refinery
Chalmette Refinery
LPGs
Paulsboro Refinery
Lubes

Ethanol

Delaware City Refinery

Toledo Storage Facility (b)

approximately 3.9 million barrel 
aggregate shell capacity (e)

Chalmette Storage Tank
East Coast Storage Assets

625,000 barrel shell capacity
approximately 4.0 million barrel 
aggregate shell capacity (f) and 
various throughput capacity

Crude, refined 
products and 
intermediates
Crude
Crude, feedstock, 
asphalt and refined 
products

Toledo Refinery

Chalmette Refinery
East Coast Refining System

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(a)

Included within the DCR Rail Facility are the DCR Rail Terminal, a rail unloading terminal with an 
unloading capacity of 130,000 bpd, and the DCR West Rack, an unloading facility with an unloading 
capacity of 40,000 bpd.

Includes storage capacity at the PBFX Midway, Emidio and Belridge stations. 

(b) These assets represent the assets that PBFX acquired from PBF LLC. 
(c)
(d) Of the approximately 3.9 million barrel aggregate shell capacity, approximately 1.3 million barrels are 
dedicated  to  crude  and  approximately  2.6  million  barrels  are  allocated  to  refined  products  and 
intermediates. 

(e) Of the approximately 4.0 million barrel aggregate shell capacity, approximately 3.0 million barrels are 

dedicated to crude and feedstocks and approximately 1.0 million barrels are allocated to asphalt. 

Principal Products

Our refineries make various grades of gasoline, distillates (including diesel fuel, jet fuel and ULSD) and 
other products from crude oil, other feedstocks, and blending components. We sell these products through our 
commercial accounts and sales with major oil companies. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 
2019, gasoline and distillates accounted for 86.2%, 84.7% and 86.8% of our revenues, respectively. 

Customers

We sell a variety of refined products to a diverse customer base. The majority of our refined products are 
primarily  sold  through  short-term  contracts  or  on  the  spot  market.  In  addition,  we  have  product  offtake 
arrangements for a portion of our clean products. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 
2020, only one customer, Shell plc (“Shell”), accounted for 10% or more of our revenues (approximately 15% 
and 13%, respectively). For the year ended December 31, 2019, no single customer accounted for 10% or more 
of  our  revenues.  As  of  December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  only  one  customer,  Shell,  accounted  for 
10% or more of our total trade accounts receivable (approximately 26% and 16%, respectively).

Seasonality

Traditionally, demand for gasoline and diesel is generally higher during the summer months than during 
the  winter  months  due  to  seasonal  increases  in  highway  traffic  and  construction  work.  Decreased  demand 
during the winter months can lower gasoline and diesel prices. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and 
related governmental responses, the effects of seasonality on our operating results have been less impactful in 
2021 and 2020.

Competition

The refining business is very competitive. We compete directly with various other refining companies on 
the East, Gulf and West Coasts and in the Mid-Continent, with integrated oil companies, with foreign refiners 
that  import  products  into  the  United  States  and  with  producers  and  marketers  in  other  industries  supplying 
alternative  forms  of  energy  and  fuels  to  satisfy  the  requirements  of  industrial,  commercial  and  individual 
consumers.  Some  of  our  competitors  have  expanded  the  capacity  of  their  refineries  and  internationally  new 
refineries are coming on line which could also affect our competitive position.

Profitability  in  the  refining  industry  depends  largely  on  refined  product  margins,  which  can  fluctuate 
significantly,  as  well  as  crude  oil  prices  and  differentials  between  the  prices  of  different  grades  of  crude  oil, 
operating efficiency and reliability, product mix and costs of product distribution and transportation. Certain of 
our competitors that have larger and more complex refineries may be able to realize lower per-barrel costs or 
higher  margins  per  barrel  of  throughput.  Several  of  our  principal  competitors  are  integrated  national  or 
international oil companies that are larger and have substantially greater resources. Because of their integrated 
operations and larger capitalization, these companies may be more flexible in responding to volatile industry or 

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market conditions, such as shortages of feedstocks or intense price fluctuations. Refining margins are frequently 
impacted by sharp changes in crude oil costs, which may not be immediately reflected in product prices.

The  refining  industry  is  highly  competitive  with  respect  to  feedstock  supply.  Unlike  certain  of  our 
competitors that have access to proprietary controlled sources of crude oil production available for use at their 
own refineries, we obtain all of our crude oil and substantially all other feedstocks from unaffiliated sources. 
The  availability  and  cost  of  crude  oil  and  feedstock  are  affected  by  global  supply  and  demand.  We  have  no 
crude oil reserves and are not engaged in the exploration or production of crude oil. We believe, however, that 
we  will  be  able  to  obtain  adequate  crude  oil  and  other  feedstocks  at  generally  competitive  prices  for  the 
foreseeable future.

Pursuant to its Renewable Fuel Standard, EPA has implemented mandates to blend renewable fuels into 
the  petroleum  fuels  produced  and  sold  in  the  United  States.  However,  unlike  certain  of  our  competitors,  we 
currently do not produce renewable fuels, and increasing the volume of renewable fuels that must be blended 
into our products displaces an increasing volume of our refineries’ product pool, potentially resulting in lower 
earnings and profitability. In addition, in order to meet certain of these and future EPA requirements, we may be 
required to continue to purchase RINs, which historically had, and we expect to have, fluctuating costs based on 
market conditions. 

Corporate Offices

We  currently  lease  approximately  63,000  square  feet  for  our  principal  corporate  offices  in  Parsippany, 
New  Jersey.  The  lease  for  our  principal  corporate  offices  expires  in  2023.  Functions  performed  in  the 
Parsippany  office  include  overall  corporate  management,  refinery  and  health,  safety  and  environmental 
management,  planning  and  strategy,  corporate 
logistics,  contract 
administration,  marketing,  investor  relations,  governmental  affairs,  accounting,  tax,  treasury,  information 
technology, legal and human resources support functions.

finance,  commercial  operations, 

We  lease  approximately  8,800  square  feet  for  our  regional  corporate  office  in  Long  Beach,  California. 
The  lease  for  our  Long  Beach  office  expires  in  2026.  Functions  performed  in  the  Long  Beach  office  include 
overall  regional  corporate  management,  planning  and  strategy,  commercial  operations,  logistics,  contract 
administration, marketing and governmental affairs.

We  lease  approximately  5,000  square  feet  for  our  regional  corporate  office  in  The  Woodlands,  Texas. 
The lease for The Woodlands office expires in 2032. Functions performed in The Woodlands include pipeline 
control center operations and logistics operations, engineering and regulatory support functions.

Employees and Human Capital

Safety 

We  believe  our  responsibility  to  our  employees,  neighbors,  shareholders,  other  stakeholders  and  the 
environment  is  only  fulfilled  through  our  commitment  to  safety  and  reliability.  Through  rigorous  training, 
sharing of expertise across our sites, continuous monitoring and through promoting a culture of excellence in 
operations,  we  continuously  strive  to  keep  our  people,  the  communities  in  which  we  operate  in  and  the 
environment safe.

Our focus on safety is also evident in our response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We continue to utilize 
our  COVID-19  response  team  to  implement  additional  social  distancing  measures  across  the  workplace, 
enhance personal protective equipment and sanitize our facilities. With the guidance of our COVID-19 response 
team, we were able to safely return our workforce to their primary locations, and we will continue to rely on our 
COVID-19 response team and assess the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic as we evaluate and implement 
further measures to keep our employees safe.

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We are subject to the requirements of OSHA and comparable state statutes that regulate the protection of 
the  health  and  safety  of  workers.  In  addition,  the  OSHA  Hazard  Communication  Standard  requires  that 
information be maintained about hazardous materials used or produced in operations and that this information 
be provided to employees, state and local government authorities and citizens. We believe that our operations 
are in compliance with OSHA requirements, including general industry standards, record keeping requirements 
and monitoring of occupational exposure to regulated substances.

Development and Retention

The development, attraction and retention of employees is a critical success factor for our Company. To 
support  the  advancement  of  our  employees,  we  offer  rigorous  training  and  development  programs  and 
encourage  the  sharing  of  expertise  across  our  sites.  We  actively  promote  inclusion  and  diversity  in  our 
workforce  at  each  of  our  locations  and  provide  our  employees  with  opportunities  to  give  back  through 
engagement  in  our  local  communities  through  supportive  educational  programs,  philanthropic  and  volunteer 
activities.  

We  believe  that  a  combination  of  competitive  compensation  and  career  growth  and  development 
opportunities  help  increase  employee  morale  and  reduce  voluntary  turnover.  Our  comprehensive  benefit 
packages  are  competitive  in  the  marketplace  and  we  believe  in  recognizing  and  rewarding  talent  through  our 
various cash and equity compensation programs.

Headcount

As  of  December  31,  2021,  we  had  approximately  3,418  employees,  of  which  1,833  are  covered  by 
collective  bargaining  agreements.  Our  hourly  employees  are  covered  by  collective  bargaining  agreements 
through  the  United  Steel  Workers  (“USW”),  the  Independent  Oil  Workers  (“IOW”)  and  the  International 
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (“IBEW”). We consider our relations with the represented employees to be 
satisfactory. 

of 
employee
s

collective 
bargaining 
agreements

Location 

Headquarters 
Delaware City 
refinery 
Paulsboro refinery

Toledo refinery
Chalmette refinery 

Torrance refinery

Torrance logistics

Martinez refinery 

374

520
225

476
527

544

98

565

PBFX

Total employees

89

3,418

—

363
141
298
6
305
298
10
41
4
312
23
22
10

1,833

Collective bargaining 
agreements

N/A

USW
IOW
USW
USW
USW
USW
IBEW
USW
USW
USW
IBEW
USW-East Coast Storage Assets
USW- East Coast Terminals

Expiration 
date 

N/A

January 2022 *
March 2022
*
February 2022
February 2022
*
January 2022 *
*
January 2022
January 2022
*
May 2024
January 2022 *

February 2022
February 2022
January 2022
April 2024

*
*
*

*These collective bargaining agreements have expired. Terms related to new collective bargaining agreements 
have  been  agreed  to  on  local  bargaining  issues  and  are  pending  settlement  of  the  National  Oil  Bargaining 
Program which will set contract term, wages, health care contributions and any other agreed upon issues prior to 
being  executed.  During  this  interim  period,  the  terms  of  the  expired  agreements  will  remain  in  place  under 
rolling 24-hour extensions until new agreements are finalized. 

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Information About Our Executive Officers

The following is a list of our executive officers as of February 17, 2022:

Name

Thomas Nimbley
Matthew Lucey
C. Erik Young
Paul Davis

Thomas O’Connor

Trecia Canty

Steven Steach

Age (as of 
December 31, 
2021)

Position

70
48
44
59

49

52

65

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
President
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
President, Western Region 
Senior Vice President, Commercial

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Senior Vice President, Refining 

Thomas  Nimbley  has  served  as  our  Chief  Executive  Officer  since  June  2010  and  on  our  Board  of 
Directors  since  October  2014.  He  has  served  as  the  Chairman  of  our  Board  since  July  2016.  He  was  our 
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer from March 2010 through June 2010. In his capacity as our 
Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Nimbley also serves as a director and the Chief Executive Officer of certain of our 
subsidiaries and our affiliates, including Chairman of the Board of PBF GP. Prior to joining us, Mr. Nimbley 
served  as  a  Principal  for  Nimbley  Consultants  LLC  from  June  2005  to  March  2010,  where  he  provided 
consulting  services  and  assisted  on  the  acquisition  of  two  refineries.  He  previously  served  as  Senior  Vice 
President  and  head  of  Refining  for  Phillips  Petroleum  Company  (“Phillips”)  and  subsequently  Senior  Vice 
President and head of Refining for ConocoPhillips (“ConocoPhillips”) domestic refining system (13 locations) 
following the merger of Phillips and Conoco Inc. Before joining Phillips at the time of its acquisition of Tosco 
Corporation  (“Tosco”)  in  September  2001,  Mr.  Nimbley  served  in  various  positions  with  Tosco  and  its 
subsidiaries starting in April 1993. 

Matthew  Lucey  has  served  as  our  President  since  January  2015  and  was  our  Executive  Vice  President 
from  April  2014  to  December  2014.  Mr.  Lucey  served  as  our  Senior  Vice  President,  Chief  Financial  Officer 
from April 2010 to March 2014. Mr. Lucey joined us as our Vice President, Finance in April 2008. Mr. Lucey is 
also a director of certain of our subsidiaries, including PBF GP. Prior thereto, Mr. Lucey served as a Managing 
Director of M.E. Zukerman & Co., a New York-based private equity firm specializing in several sectors of the 
broader energy industry, from 2001 to 2008. Before joining M.E. Zukerman & Co., Mr. Lucey spent six years in 
the banking industry.

C. Erik Young has served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2014 after 
joining  us  in  December  2010  as  Director,  Strategic  Planning  where  he  was  responsible  for  both  corporate 
development  and  capital  markets  initiatives.  Mr.  Young  is  also  a  director  of  certain  of  our  subsidiaries, 
including PBF GP. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Young spent eleven years in corporate finance, strategic 
planning  and  mergers  and  acquisitions  roles  across  a  variety  of  industries.  He  began  his  career  in  investment 
banking before joining J.F. Lehman & Company, a private equity investment firm, in 2001.

Paul Davis has served as our President, PBF Western Region since September 2017. Mr. Davis joined us 
in  April  of  2012  and  held  various  executive  roles  in  our  commercial  operations,  including  Co-Head  of 
Commercial,  prior  to  serving  as  Senior  Vice  President,  Western  Region  Commercial  Operations  from 
September  2015  to  September  2017.  Previously,  Mr.  Davis  was  responsible  for  managing  the  U.S.  clean 
products commercial operations for Hess Energy Trading Company from 2006 to 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Davis 
was responsible for Premcor’s U.S. Midwest clean products disposition group. Mr. Davis has over 29 years of 
experience in commercial operations in crude oil and refined products, including 16 years with the ExxonMobil 
in various operational and commercial positions, including sourcing refinery feedstocks and crude oil and the 
disposition of refined products, as well as optimization roles within refineries.

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Thomas  O’Connor  has  served  as  our  Senior  Vice  President,  Commercial  since  September  2015.  Mr. 
O’Connor joined us as Senior Vice President in September 2014 with responsibility for business development 
and growing the business of PBFX, and from January to September 2015, served as our Co-Head of commercial 
activities. Prior to joining us, Mr. O’Connor worked at Morgan Stanley since 2000 in various positions, most 
recently  as  a  Managing  Director  and  Global  Head  of  Crude  Oil  Trading  and  Global  Co-Head  of  Oil  Flow 
Trading. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Mr. O’Connor worked for Tosco from 1995 to 2000 in the Atlantic 
Basin Fuel Oil and Feedstocks group.

Trecia  Canty  has  served  as  our  Senior  Vice  President,  General  Counsel  and  Corporate  Secretary  since 
September  2015.  In  her  role,  Ms.  Canty  is  responsible  for  the  legal  department  and  outside  counsel,  which 
provide  a  broad  range  of  support  for  the  Company’s  business  activities,  including  corporate  governance, 
compliance, litigations and mergers and acquisitions. Previously, Ms. Canty was named Vice President, Senior 
Deputy  General  Counsel  and  Assistant  Secretary  in  October  2014  and  led  our  commercial  and  finance  legal 
operations since joining us in November 2012. Ms. Canty is also a director of certain of our subsidiaries. Prior 
to  joining  us,  Ms.  Canty  served  as  Associate  General  Counsel,  Corporate  and  Assistant  Secretary  of 
Southwestern  Energy  Company,  where  her  responsibilities  included  finance  and  mergers  and  acquisitions, 
securities and corporate compliance and corporate governance. She also provided legal support to the midstream 
marketing  and  logistics  businesses.  Prior  to  joining  Southwestern  Energy  Company  in  2004,  she  was  an 
associate with Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton.

Steven  Steach  has  served  as  our  Senior  Vice  President,  Refining  since  February  1,  2022  and  has 
responsibility  for  our  refining  operations.  He  originally  joined  us  in  November  2015  in  advance  of  the 
acquisition of the Torrance Refinery and served as the Vice President and Refinery Manager of the Torrance 
Refinery  from  its  acquisition  on  July  1,  2016  until  January  31,  2022.  Before  joining  PBF,  Mr.  Steach  was 
Refinery  Manager  for  ConocoPhillips  in  Billings,  MT,  for  four  years.  Prior  to  Billings,  Mr.  Steach  was 
Operations Manager for ConocoPhillips at their Los Angeles Refinery for a total of nine years, including Site 
Manager at the Carson plant. 

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Environmental, Health and Safety Matters

Our refineries, pipelines and related operations are subject to extensive and frequently changing federal, 
state and local laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, those relating to the discharge of materials 
into the environment or that otherwise relate to the protection of the environment, waste management and the 
characteristics and the compositions of fuels. Compliance with existing and anticipated laws and regulations can 
increase the overall cost of operating the refineries, including remediation, operating costs and capital costs to 
construct,  maintain  and  upgrade  equipment  and  facilities.  Permits  are  also  required  under  these  laws  for  the 
operation  of  our  refineries,  pipelines  and  related  operations  and  these  permits  are  subject  to  revocation, 
modification  and  renewal.  Compliance  with  applicable  environmental  laws,  regulations  and  permits  will 
continue to have an impact on our operations, results of operations and capital requirements. We believe that 
our current operations are in substantial compliance with existing environmental laws, regulations and permits.

We  incorporate  by  reference  into  this  Item  the  environmental  disclosures  contained  in  the  following 

sections of this report:

•

Item 1A. “Risk Factors”

◦    Our results of operations continue to be impacted by significant costs to comply with renewable fuels 
mandates. The market prices for RINs have been volatile and may harm our profitability; 

◦     We  may  have  capital  needs  for  which  our  internally  generated  cash  flows  and  other  sources  of 
liquidity may not be adequate;

◦   We  may  incur  significant  liability  under,  or  costs  and  capital  expenditures  to  comply  with, 
environmental and health and safety regulations, which are complex and change frequently;

◦       Potential  further  laws  and  regulations  related  to  climate  change  could  have  a  material  adverse 
impact on our operations and adversely affect our facilities;

◦     Regulation of emissions of greenhouse gases could force us to incur increased capital expenditures 
and operating costs that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial 
condition;

◦     Environmental  clean-up  and  remediation  costs  of  our  sites  and  environmental  litigation  could 
decrease our net cash flow, reduce our results of operations and impair our financial condition;

◦    Our pipelines are subject to federal and/or state regulations, which could reduce profitability and 
the amount of cash we generate;

◦     We  could  incur  substantial  costs  or  disruptions  in  our  business  if  we  cannot  obtain  or  maintain 
necessary permits and authorizations or otherwise comply with health, safety, environmental and other 
laws and regulations;

◦   We are subject to strict laws and regulations regarding employee and process safety, and failure to 
comply with these laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, 
financial condition and profitability.

•

•

Item 3. “Legal Proceedings”, 

Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” 

◦   Note 9 - Accrued Expenses, 

◦   Note 12 - Other Long-Term Liabilities and 

◦   Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies

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Applicable Federal and State Regulatory Requirements 

As  is  the  case  with  all  companies  engaged  in  industries  similar  to  ours,  we  face  potential  exposure  to 
future  claims  and  lawsuits  involving  environmental  and  safety  matters.  These  matters  include  soil  and  water 
contamination,  air  pollution,  personal  injury  and  property  damage  allegedly  caused  by  substances  which  we 
manufactured, handled, used, released or disposed of.

Current and future environmental regulations are expected to require additional expenditures, including 
expenditures  for  investigation  and  remediation,  which  may  be  significant,  at  our  refineries  and  at  our  other 
facilities.  To  the  extent  that  future  expenditures  for  these  purposes  are  material  and  can  be  reasonably 
determined, these costs are disclosed and accrued.

Our operations are also subject to various laws and regulations relating to occupational health and safety. 
We maintain safety training and maintenance programs as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure compliance with 
applicable laws and regulations. Compliance with applicable health and safety laws and regulations has required 
and continues to require substantial expenditures.

We  cannot  predict  what  additional  health,  safety  and  environmental  legislation  or  regulations  will  be 
enacted or become effective in the future or how existing or future laws or regulations will be administered or 
interpreted  with  respect  to  our  operations.  Compliance  with  more  stringent  laws  or  regulations  or  adverse 
changes  in  the  interpretation  of  existing  requirements  or  discovery  of  new  information  such  as  unknown 
contamination could have an adverse effect on the financial position and the results of our operations and could 
require  substantial  expenditures  for  the  installation  and  operation  of  systems  and  equipment  that  we  do  not 
currently possess.

We  incorporate  by  reference  into  this  Item  the  federal  and  state  regulatory  requirements  disclosures 

contained in the following sections of this report:

•

Item 8. “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” 

◦   Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Summary of Risk Factors

Investing  in  our  common  stock  involves  a  degree  of  risk.  These  risks  are  discussed  more  fully  below  and 
include, but are not limited to, the following, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial 
condition, results of operations and cash flows:  

Risks Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic 

•

The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on our liquidity, business, financial condition and results of 
operations;
Decline in demand for our refined products;

•
• Worsening of market conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry

•

•
•
•

•
•
•

•

•
•
•

•
•

•
•
•
•
•
•
•

The  price  volatility  of  crude  oil,  other  feedstocks,  blendstocks,  refined  products  and  fuel  and  utility 
services;
Volatility in commodity prices and refined product demand;
Crude oil differentials and related factors, which fluctuate substantially;
Significant  interruptions  or  casualty  losses  at  any  of  our  refineries  and  related  assets  or  logistics 
terminals, pipelines or other facilities;
Interruptions of supply and distribution at our refineries;
Renewable fuels mandates and the cost of RINs;
Existence of capital needs for which our internally generated cash flows and other sources of liquidity 
may not be adequate; 
Regulation  of  emissions  of  greenhouse  gases  and  other  environmental  and  health  and  safety 
regulations;
Enhanced scrutiny on ESG matters;
Volatility and uncertainty in the credit and capital markets; 
Any  political  instability,  military  strikes,  sustained  military  campaigns,  terrorist  activity,  changes  in 
foreign policy, or other catastrophic events;
A cyber-attack on, or other failure of, our technology infrastructure;
Competition from companies who have not been adversely impacted as much as we have been by the 
COVID-19 pandemic;
Delays or cost increases related to capital spending programs;
Product liability and operational liability claims and litigation;
Prospect that dividend payments may not be reinstated;
Acquisition or integration of new assets into our business;
Labor disruptions that would interfere with our operations;
Discontinuation of employment of any of our senior executives or other key employees;
Our activity in commodity derivatives markets.

Risks Related to Our Indebtedness

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Our substantial levels of indebtedness;
Our ability to secure necessary financing on acceptable terms;
Changes in our credit ratings;
Limitations on our operations arising out of restrictive covenants in our debt instruments;
Anti-takeover provisions in our indentures.

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Risks Related to Our Organizational Structure and PBF Energy Class A Common Stock

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PBF Energy’s dependence upon distributions from PBF LLC and its subsidiaries to pay taxes and meet 
its other obligations; 
The  rights  of  other  members  of  PBF  LLC  may  conflict  with  the  interests  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A 
common stockholders;
Obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement, as defined below; 
Anti-takeover provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and under Delaware law;
Volatility of our stock price;
Potential dilution of our current stockholders. 

Risks Related to Our Ownership of PBFX

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Obligations for minimum volume commitments in our commercial agreements with PBFX; 
Potential tax consequences related to our involvement in PBFX.  

Risk Factors

You  should  carefully  read  the  risks  and  uncertainties  described  below.  The  risks  and  uncertainties 
described below are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties may also impair 
our business operations. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, results of 
operations  or  cash  flows  would  likely  suffer.  In  that  case,  the  trading  price  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common 
stock could fall.

Risks Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The  outbreak  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  significantly  and  adversely  affected  our  liquidity,  business, 
financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  starting  in  the  first  quarter  of  2020.  While  we  have  seen  the 
demand  for  our  products  return  in  2021,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  our  liquidity,  business,  financial 
condition and results of operations will revert to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels going forward.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic starting in the first quarter of 2020, negatively impacted, and 
may continue to impact, worldwide economic and commercial activity and financial markets. The COVID-19 
pandemic,  and  variants  thereof,  and  the  related  governmental  responses  resulted  in  significant  business  and 
operational  disruptions,  including  business  and  school  closures,  supply  chain  disruptions,  travel  restrictions, 
stay-at-home  orders  and  limitations  on  the  availability  of  workforces,  inclusive  of  mandatory  quarantine 
periods,  and  has  resulted  in  significantly  lower  global  demand  for  refined  petroleum  and  petrochemical 
products. Although demand for these products started to recover throughout the year ended December 31, 2021 
following  the  lifting  or  easing  of  certain  restrictions  and  the  distribution  of  COVID-19  vaccines  and  other 
protective  measures,  there  can  be  no  assurance  that  future  periods  will  not  be  negatively  impacted  by  the 
continuing effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including resurgences and variants of the virus. 

In  addition,  the  impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  has  created  simultaneous  shocks  in  oil  supply  and 
demand  resulting  in  an  economic  challenge  to  our  industry  which  has  not  occurred  since  our  formation.  It  is 
impossible to estimate the duration or significance of the financial impact that will result from the COVID-19 
pandemic. However, the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, financial condition, 
results  of  operations  and  liquidity  will  depend  largely  on  future  developments,  including  the  duration  and 
severity  of  the  pandemic  and  variants  thereof,  particularly  within  the  geographic  areas  where  we  operate,  the 
effectiveness of vaccine programs, and the related impact on overall economic activity, all of which cannot be 
predicted with certainty at this time. 

We continue to work with federal, state and local health authorities to respond to COVID-19 cases in the 
regions we operate and are taking or supporting measures to try to limit the spread of the virus and to mitigate 
the burden on the healthcare system. Many of these measures will continue to have an adverse impact on our 
business  and  financial  results  that  we  are  not  currently  able  to  fully  quantify.  For  example,  we  are  carefully 

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evaluating  projects  and  non-essential  work  at  our  refineries.  Based  on  market  conditions,  our  refineries  have 
been  operating  at  reduced  rates,  while  constantly  monitoring  and  adjusting  our  production  to  correlate  to 
increases in product demand. We lowered our capital program for 2021 and will continue to plan to do so in 
2022 as compared to historic levels. We have planned a level of capital expenditures we believe will allow us to 
satisfy  and  comply  with  all  required  safety,  environmental  and  planned  regulatory  capital  commitments  and 
other regulatory requirements, although there are no assurances that we will be able to continue to do so. Non-
compliance with applicable environmental and safety requirements, including as a result of reduced staff due to 
an outbreak at one of our refineries, may impair our operations, may subject us to fines or penalties assessed by 
governmental authorities and/or may result in an environmental or safety incident. We may also be subject to 
liability as a result of claims against us by impacted workers or third parties.

Demand for our refined products can significantly decline due to changes in global and regional economic 
conditions. 

Business closings and layoffs in the markets we operate have adversely affected demand for our refined 
products. Deterioration of general economic conditions or weak demand levels could require additional actions 
on our part to lower our operating costs, including temporarily or permanently ceasing to operate units at our 
facilities,  as  experienced  in  2020  in  the  case  of  the  East  Coast  Refining  Reconfiguration.  There  may  be 
significant incremental costs associated with such actions. Further deterioration of global and regional economic 
conditions  may  harm  our  liquidity  and  ability  to  repay  our  outstanding  debt  and  the  trading  price  of  PBF 
Energy’s Class A common stock. 

The  persistence  or  worsening  or  market  conditions  related  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic  may  require  us  to 
raise additional capital to meet our obligations and operate our business.

Our  borrowing  base  under  PBF  Holding’s  asset-based  revolving  credit  facility  (the  “Revolving  Credit 
Facility”)  could  be  reduced  if  market  conditions  deteriorate  or  crude  prices  decrease  significantly.  Our 
borrowing base availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was $3,400.0 million as of December 31, 2021. 
If  current  market  conditions  return  to  levels  experienced  during  the  height  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  or 
worsen,  we  may  require  additional  capital  to  meet  our  obligations  as  well  as  to  operate  our  business,  and 
additional  financing  and/or  assets  sales  may  not  be  possible  on  favorable  terms  or  at  all.  Potential  economic 
factors  resulting  from  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  which  could  lead  to  increasing  unemployment  rates, 
substantially reduced travel and reduced business and consumer spending, could also affect our business.

Risks Relating to Our Business and Industry

The price volatility of crude oil, other feedstocks, blendstocks, refined products and fuel and utility services 
may have a material adverse effect on our revenues, profitability, cash flows and liquidity.

Our  profitability,  cash  flows  and  liquidity  from  operations  depend  primarily  on  the  margin  above 
operating expenses (including the cost of refinery feedstocks, such as crude oil, intermediate partially refined 
products, and natural gas liquids that are processed and blended into refined products) at which we are able to 
sell refined products. Refining is primarily a margin-based business and, to increase profitability, it is important 
to maximize the yields of high value finished products while minimizing the costs of feedstock and operating 
expenses. When the margin between refined product prices and crude oil and other feedstock costs contracts, as 
we experienced in 2020, our earnings, profitability and cash flows are negatively affected. Historically, refining 
margins have been volatile, and are likely to continue to be volatile, as a result of a variety of factors, including 
fluctuations  in  the  prices  of  crude  oil,  other  feedstocks,  refined  products  and  fuel  and  utility  services.  An 
increase  or  decrease  in  the  price  of  crude  oil  will  likely  result  in  a  similar  increase  or  decrease  in  prices  for 
refined  products;  however,  there  may  be  a  time  lag  in  the  realization,  or  no  such  realization,  of  the  similar 
increase  or  decrease  in  prices  for  refined  products.  The  effect  of  changes  in  crude  oil  prices  on  our  refining 
margins therefore depends in part on how quickly and how fully refined product prices adjust to reflect these 
changes.

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The  nature  of  our  business  has  required  us  to  maintain  substantial  crude  oil,  feedstock  and  refined 
product inventories. Although we reduced our crude oil, feedstock and refined product inventories in 2020 to 
strengthen  our  financial  position  in  response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  inventory  has  slowly  returned  to 
normalized  levels  in  2021.  Because  crude  oil,  feedstock  and  refined  products  are  commodities,  we  have  no 
control  over  the  changing  market  value  of  these  inventories.  Our  crude  oil,  feedstock  and  refined  product 
inventories  are  valued  at  the  lower  of  cost  or  market  value  under  the  last-in-first-out  (“LIFO”)  inventory 
valuation methodology. If the market value of our crude oil, feedstock and refined product inventory declines to 
an amount less than our LIFO cost, we would record a write-down of inventory and a non-cash impact to cost of 
products and other. For example, during the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded an adjustment to value 
our  inventories  to  the  lower  of  cost  or  market  which  decreased  income  from  operations  and  net  income  by 
$268.0 million and $196.7 million, respectively, reflecting the net change in the LCM inventory reserve from 
$401.6  million  at  December  31,  2019  to  $669.6  million  at  December  31,  2020.  At  December  31,  2021,  the 
replacement value of inventories exceeded the LIFO carrying value, therefore no LCM inventory reserve was 
recorded.

Prices  of  crude  oil,  other  feedstocks,  blendstocks,  and  refined  products  depend  on  numerous  factors 
beyond  our  control,  including  the  supply  of  and  demand  for  crude  oil,  other  feedstocks,  gasoline,  diesel, 
ethanol,  asphalt  and  other  refined  products.  Such  supply  and  demand  are  affected  by  a  variety  of  economic, 
market, environmental and political conditions.

Our direct operating expense structure also impacts our profitability. Our major direct operating expenses 
include employee and contract labor, maintenance and energy. Our predominant variable direct operating cost is 
energy, which is comprised primarily of fuel and other utility services. The volatility in costs of fuel, principally 
natural gas, and other utility services, principally electricity, used by our refineries and other operations affect 
our operating costs. Fuel and utility prices have been, and will continue to be, affected by factors outside our 
control, such as supply and demand for fuel and utility services in both local and regional markets. Natural gas 
prices  have  historically  been  volatile  and,  typically,  electricity  prices  fluctuate  with  natural  gas  prices.  Future 
increases  in  fuel  and  utility  prices  may  have  a  negative  effect  on  our  refining  margins,  profitability  and  cash 
flows.

Our working capital, cash flows and liquidity can be significantly impacted by volatility in commodity prices 
and refined product demand.

Payment  terms  for  our  crude  oil  purchases  are  typically  longer  than  those  terms  we  extend  to  our 
customers  for  sales  of  refined  products.  Additionally,  reductions  in  crude  oil  purchases  tend  to  lag  demand 
decreases  for  our  refined  products.  As  a  result  of  this  timing  differential,  the  payables  for  our  crude  oil 
purchases  are  generally  proportionally  larger  than  the  receivables  for  our  refined  product  sales.  As  we  are 
normally  in  a  net  payables  position,  a  decrease  in  commodity  prices  generally  results  in  a  use  of  working 
capital. Given we process a significant volume of crude oil, the impact can materially affect our working capital, 
cash flows and liquidity.

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Our profitability is affected by crude oil differentials and related factors, which fluctuate substantially.

A  significant  portion  of  our  profitability  is  derived  from  the  ability  to  purchase  and  process  crude  oil 
feedstocks that historically have been less expensive than benchmark crude oils, such as the heavy, sour crude 
oils  processed  at  our  Delaware  City,  Paulsboro,  Chalmette,  Torrance  and  Martinez  refineries.  For  our  Toledo 
refinery,  aside  from  recent  crude  differential  volatility,  purchased  crude  prices  have  historically  been  slightly 
above the WTI benchmark, however, such crude slate typically results in favorable refinery production yield. 
For all locations, these crude oil differentials can vary significantly from quarter to quarter depending on overall 
economic  conditions  and  trends  and  conditions  within  the  markets  for  crude  oil  and  refined  products.  Any 
change in these crude oil differentials may have an impact on our earnings. Our rail investment and strategy to 
acquire  cost  advantaged  Mid-Continent  and  Canadian  crude,  which  are  priced  based  on  WTI,  could  be 
adversely  affected  when  the  WTI/Dated  Brent  or  related  differentials  narrow.  A  narrowing  of  the  WTI/Dated 
Brent differential may result in our Toledo refinery losing a portion of its crude oil price advantage over certain 
of  our  competitors,  which  negatively  impacts  our  profitability.  In  addition,  efforts  in  Canada  to  control  the 
imbalance between its production and capacity to export crude may continue to result in price volatility and the 
narrowing  of  the  WTI/WCS  differential,  which  is  a  proxy  for  the  difference  between  light  U.S.  and  heavy 
Canadian  crude  oil,  and  may  reduce  our  refining  margins  and  adversely  affect  our  profitability  and  earnings. 
Divergent  views  have  been  expressed  as  to  the  expected  magnitude  of  changes  to  these  crude  differentials  in 
future periods. Any continued or further narrowing of these differentials could have a material adverse effect on 
our business and profitability.

Additionally, governmental and regulatory actions, including continued resolutions by the Organization 
of the Petroleum Exporting Countries to restrict crude oil production levels and executive actions by the current 
U.S. presidential administration to restrict the advancement of certain energy infrastructure projects such as the 
Keystone  XL  pipeline  or  Enbridge's  Line  5  pipeline,  may  continue  to  impact  crude  oil  prices  and  crude  oil 
differentials. Any increase in crude oil prices or unfavorable movements in crude oil differentials due to such 
actions  or  changing  regulatory  environment  may  negatively  impact  our  ability  to  acquire  crude  oil  at 
economical prices and could have a material adverse effect on our business and profitability.

A significant interruption or casualty loss at any of our refineries and related assets or logistics terminals, 
pipelines or other facilities could reduce our production, particularly if not fully covered by our insurance. 
Failure  by  one  or  more  insurers  to  honor  its  coverage  commitments  for  an  insured  event  could  materially 
and adversely affect our future cash flows, operating results and financial condition.

Our  business  currently  consists  of  owning  and  operating  six  refineries  and  related  assets,  as  well  as 
logistics  terminals,  pipelines  and  other  facilities.  As  a  result,  our  operations  could  be  subject  to  significant 
interruption  if  any  of  our  refineries  or  other  facilities  were  to  experience  a  major  accident,  be  damaged  by 
severe  weather  or  other  natural  disaster,  or  otherwise  be  forced  to  shut  down  or  curtail  production  due  to 
unforeseen  events,  such  as  acts  of  God,  nature,  orders  of  governmental  authorities,  supply  chain  disruptions 
impacting  our  crude  rail  facilities  or  other  logistics  assets,  power  outages,  acts  of  terrorism,  fires,  toxic 
emissions  and  maritime  hazards.  Any  such  shutdown  or  disruption  would  reduce  the  production  from  that 
refinery.  There  is  also  risk  of  mechanical  failure  and  equipment  shutdowns  both  in  general  and  following 
unforeseen  events.  Further,  in  such  situations,  undamaged  refinery  processing  units  may  be  dependent  on  or 
interact with damaged sections of our refineries and, accordingly, are also subject to being shut down. In the 
event  any  of  our  refineries  is  forced  to  shut  down  for  a  significant  period  of  time,  it  would  have  a  material 
adverse effect on our earnings, our other results of operations and our financial condition as a whole.

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As  protection  against  these  hazards,  we  maintain  insurance  coverage  against  some,  but  not  all,  such 
potential  losses  and  liabilities,  including  claims  against  us  by  third  parties  relating  to  our  operations  and 
products. We may not be able to maintain or obtain insurance of the type and amount we desire at reasonable 
rates.  As  a  result  of  market  conditions,  premiums  and  deductibles  for  certain  of  our  insurance  policies  may 
increase  substantially.  In  some  instances,  certain  insurance  could  become  unavailable  or  available  only  for 
reduced  amounts  of  coverage.  For  example,  coverage  for  hurricane  damage  can  be  limited,  and  coverage  for 
terrorism risks can include broad exclusions. If we were to incur a significant liability for which we were not 
fully insured, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial position.

Our  insurance  program  includes  a  number  of  insurance  carriers.  Significant  disruptions  in  financial 
markets  could  lead  to  a  deterioration  in  the  financial  condition  of  many  financial  institutions,  including 
insurance companies and, therefore, we may not be able to obtain the full amount of our insurance coverage for 
insured events. Even where we have insurance in place, there can be no assurance that the carriers will honor 
their obligations under the policies.

Our refineries are subject to interruptions of supply and distribution as a result of our reliance on pipelines 
and railroads for transportation of crude oil and refined products.

Our Toledo, Chalmette, Torrance and Martinez refineries receive a significant portion of their crude oil 
through our owned, as well as third-party, pipelines. These pipelines include the Enbridge system, Capline and 
Mid-Valley pipelines for supplying crude to our Toledo refinery, the MOEM Pipeline (which is owned by our 
subsidiary) and CAM Pipeline for supplying crude to our Chalmette refinery and the San Joaquin Pipeline, San 
Pablo Bay Pipeline, San Ardo and Coastal Pipeline systems for supplying crude to our Torrance and Martinez 
refineries. Additionally, our Toledo, Chalmette, Torrance and Martinez refineries deliver a significant portion of 
the refined products through pipelines. These pipelines include pipelines such as the Sunoco Logistics Partners 
L.P. and Buckeye Partners L.P. pipelines at the Toledo refinery, the Collins pipeline (which is owned by our 
subsidiary)  at  our  Chalmette  refinery,  the  Jet  Pipeline  to  the  Los  Angeles  International  Airport,  the  Product 
Pipeline to Vernon and the Product Pipeline to Atwood at our Torrance refinery and the KinderMorgan SFPP 
North  Pipeline  at  our  Martinez  refinery.  We  could  experience  an  interruption  of  supply  or  delivery,  or  an 
increased cost of receiving crude oil and delivering refined products to market, if the ability of these pipelines to 
transport  crude  oil  or  refined  products  is  disrupted  because  of  accidents,  weather  interruptions,  governmental 
regulation, terrorism, other third-party action or casualty or other events.

The  Delaware  City  rail  unloading  facilities  and  the  assets  acquired  in  connection  with  the  PBFX 
acquisition of CPI Operations LLC (the “East Coast Storage Assets”), allow our East Coast Refining System to 
source  WTI-based  crudes  from  Western  Canada  and  the  Mid-Continent,  which  may  provide  significant  cost 
advantages versus traditional Brent-based international crudes in certain market environments. Any disruptions 
or  restrictions  to  our  supply  of  crude  by  rail  due  to  problems  with  third-party  logistics  infrastructure  or 
operations  or  as  a  result  of  increased  regulations,  could  increase  our  crude  costs  and  negatively  impact  our 
results of operations and cash flows.

In  addition,  due  to  the  common  carrier  regulatory  obligation  applicable  to  interstate  oil  pipelines, 
capacity  allocation  among  shippers  can  become  contentious  in  the  event  demand  is  in  excess  of  capacity. 
Therefore, nominations by new shippers or increased nominations by existing shippers may reduce the capacity 
available to us. Any prolonged interruption in the operation or curtailment of available capacity of the pipelines 
that  we  rely  upon  for  transportation  of  crude  oil  and  refined  products  could  have  a  further  material  adverse 
effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

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Our  results  of  operations  continue  to  be  impacted  by  significant  costs  to  comply  with  renewable  fuels 
mandates. The market prices for RINs have been volatile and may harm our profitability.

Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, EPA 
has issued the Renewable Fuel Standard, implementing mandates to blend renewable fuels into the petroleum 
fuels  produced  and  sold  in  the  United  States.  Under  the  Renewable  Fuel  Standard,  the  volume  of  renewable 
fuels  that  obligated  refineries  must  blend  into  their  finished  petroleum  fuels  historically  has  increased  on  an 
annual  basis.  In  addition,  certain  states  have  passed  legislation  that  requires  minimum  biodiesel  blending  in 
finished distillates. On October 13, 2010, EPA raised the maximum amount of ethanol allowed under federal 
law from 10% to 15% for cars and light trucks manufactured since 2007. The maximum amount allowed under 
federal law currently remains at 10% ethanol for all other vehicles. Existing laws and regulations could change, 
and the minimum volumes of renewable fuels that must be blended with refined petroleum fuels may increase. 
Because we do not produce renewable fuels, increasing the volume of renewable fuels that must be blended into 
our  products  displaces  an  increasing  volume  of  our  refinery’s  product  pool,  potentially  resulting  in  lower 
earnings and profitability. In addition, in order to meet certain of these and future EPA requirements, we may be 
required to purchase RINs, which may have fluctuating costs based on market conditions. The price of RINS 
was significant in 2021 and could increase further in 2022. We incurred approximately $726.0 million in RINs 
costs during the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to $326.4 million and $122.7 million during the 
years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The fluctuations in our RINs costs are due primarily to 
volatility in prices for ethanol-linked RINs and increases in our production of on-road transportation fuels since 
2012.  Our  RINs  purchase  obligation  is  dependent  on  our  actual  shipment  of  on-road  transportation  fuels 
domestically  and  the  amount  of  blending  achieved  which  can  cause  variability  in  our  profitability.  EPA’s 
proposed  volumes  of  renewable  fuels  that  obligated  refineries  must  blend  into  their  final  petroleum  fuels  are 
expected to be finalized by the end of the first quarter of 2022. As a result, we could also experience fluctuating 
compliance costs in the future if the volumes finalized by EPA differ from what has been proposed.  

We may have capital needs for which our internally generated cash flows and other sources of liquidity may 
not be adequate.

If we cannot generate sufficient cash flows or otherwise secure sufficient liquidity to support our short-
term and long-term capital requirements, we may not be able to meet our payment obligations or our future debt 
obligations,  comply  with  certain  deadlines  related  to  environmental  regulations  and  standards,  or  pursue  our 
business  strategies,  including  acquisitions,  in  which  case  our  operations  may  not  perform  as  we  currently 
expect.  We  have  substantial  short-term  capital  needs  and  may  have  substantial  long-term  capital  needs.  Our 
short-term working capital needs are primarily related to financing certain of our crude oil and refined products 
inventory not covered by our various supply agreements and the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement. 

If we cannot adequately handle our crude oil and feedstock requirements or if we are required to obtain 
our  crude  oil  supply  at  our  other  refineries  without  the  benefit  of  the  existing  supply  arrangements  or  the 
applicable  counterparty  defaults  in  its  obligations,  our  crude  oil  pricing  costs  may  increase  as  the  number  of 
days between when we pay for the crude oil and when the crude oil is delivered to us increases. Termination of 
our  Third  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  with  J.  Aron,  which  is  currently  scheduled  to  expire  in  2024, 
would  require  us  to  finance  the  J.  Aron  Products  covered  by  the  agreement,  which  financing  may  not  be 
available at terms that are as favorable or at all. We are obligated to repurchase from J. Aron all volumes of the 
J. Aron Products upon expiration or earlier termination of this agreement, which may have a material adverse 
impact on our liquidity, working capital and financial condition. Further, if we are not able to market and sell 
our finished products to credit worthy customers, we may be subject to delays in the collection of our accounts 
receivable and exposure to additional credit risk. Such increased exposure could negatively impact our liquidity 
due to our increased working capital needs as a result of the increase in the amount of crude oil inventory and 
accounts receivable we would have to carry on our balance sheet. Our long-term needs for cash include those to 
repay  our  indebtedness  and  other  contractual  obligations,  support  ongoing  capital  expenditures  for  equipment 
maintenance  and  upgrades,  including  during  turnarounds  at  our  refineries,  and  to  complete  our  routine  and 
normally scheduled maintenance, regulatory and security expenditures. 

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In addition, from time to time, we are required to spend significant amounts for repairs when one or more 
processing  units  experiences  temporary  shutdowns.  We  continue  to  utilize  significant  capital  to  upgrade 
equipment,  improve  facilities,  and  reduce  operational,  safety  and  environmental  risks.  In  connection  with  the 
Paulsboro, Torrance and Martinez acquisitions, we assumed certain significant environmental obligations, and 
we have assumed a portion of certain environmental liabilities that may arise in connection with the Martinez 
acquisition and may similarly do so in future acquisitions. We will likely incur substantial compliance costs in 
connection  with  new  or  changing  environmental,  health  and  safety  regulations.  See  “Item  7.  Management’s 
Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations.”  Our  liquidity  and  financial 
condition will affect our ability to satisfy any and all of these needs or obligations. 

We may incur significant liability under, or costs and capital expenditures to comply with, environmental and 
health and safety regulations, which are complex and change frequently.

Our operations are subject to federal, state and local laws regulating, among other things, the use and/or 
handling  of  petroleum  and  other  regulated  materials,  the  emission  and  discharge  of  materials  into  the 
environment,  waste  management,  and  remediation  of  discharges  of  petroleum  and  petroleum  products, 
characteristics and composition of gasoline and distillates and other matters otherwise relating to the protection 
of the environment and the health and safety of the surrounding community. Our operations are also subject to 
extensive laws and regulations relating to occupational health and safety. 

We  cannot  predict  what  additional  environmental,  health  and  safety  legislation  or  regulations  may  be 
adopted  in  the  future,  or  how  existing  or  future  laws  or  regulations  may  be  administered  or  interpreted  with 
respect to our operations. Many of these laws and regulations have become increasingly stringent over time, and 
the cost of compliance with these requirements can be expected to increase over time. For example, on July 21, 
2021,  the  board  of  Bay  Area  Air  Quality  Management  District  (“BAAQMD”)  voted  to  adopt  proposed  
amendments to “Regulation 6-5: Particulate Emissions from Refinery Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Units - 2021 
Amendment”  (“Rule  6-5  Amendment”)  requiring  compliance  with  more  stringent  standards  for  particulate 
emissions  from  FCC  units  at  refineries  in  the  Bay  Area  by  2026.  The  regulation  does  not  require  that  any 
specific  technology  be  utilized  to  meet  the  new  standards.  The  costs  incurred  by  us  to  achieve  the  new 
emissions standards at our Martinez refinery within the required timeframe may be significant, and there can be 
no assurance that the measures we implement will achieve the required emissions reductions.

Certain  environmental  laws  impose  strict,  and  in  certain  circumstances,  joint  and  several,  liability  for 
costs  of  investigation  and  cleanup  of  spills,  discharges  or  releases  on  owners  and  operators  of,  as  well  as 
persons who arrange for treatment or disposal of regulated materials at, contaminated sites. Under these laws, 
we may incur liability or be required to pay penalties for past contamination, and third parties may assert claims 
against  us  for  damages  allegedly  arising  out  of  any  past  or  future  contamination.  The  potential  penalties  and 
clean-up  costs  for  past  or  future  spills,  discharges  or  releases,  the  failure  of  prior  owners  of  our  facilities  to 
complete  their  clean-up  obligations,  the  liability  to  third  parties  for  damage  to  their  property,  or  the  need  to 
address newly-discovered information or conditions that may require a response could be significant, and the 
payment of these amounts could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows 
and results of operations. 

Potential further laws and regulations related to climate change could have a material adverse impact on our 
operations and adversely affect our facilities.

Some scientists have concluded that increasing concentrations of GHGs in the Earth’s atmosphere may 
produce  climate  changes  that  have  significant  physical  effects,  such  as  increased  frequency  and  severity  of 
storms, droughts, floods and other climatic events. We believe the issue of climate change will likely continue 
to  receive  scientific  and  political  attention,  with  the  potential  for  further  laws  and  regulations  that  could 
materially adversely affect our ongoing operations.

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In  addition,  as  many  of  our  facilities  are  located  near  coastal  areas,  rising  sea  levels  may  disrupt  our 
ability to operate those facilities or transport crude oil and refined products. Extended periods of such disruption 
could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  our  results  of  operation.  We  could  also  incur  substantial  costs  to  protect  or 
repair these facilities. 

Regulation  of  emissions  of  greenhouse  gases  could  force  us  to  incur  increased  capital  expenditures  and 
operating costs and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. 

Both  houses  of  Congress  have  actively  considered  legislation  to  reduce  emissions  of  GHGs,  such  as 
carbon  dioxide  and  methane,  including  proposals  to:  (i)  establish  a  cap  and  trade  system,  (ii)  create  a  federal 
renewable energy or “clean” energy standard requiring electric utilities to provide a certain percentage of power 
from such sources, and (iii) create enhanced incentives for use of renewable energy and increased efficiency in 
energy supply and use. In addition, EPA is taking steps to regulate GHGs under the existing federal Clean Air 
Act.  EPA  has  already  adopted  regulations  limiting  emissions  of  GHGs  from  motor  vehicles,  addressing  the 
permitting  of  GHG  emissions  from  stationary  sources,  and  requiring  the  reporting  of  GHG  emissions  from 
specified large GHG emission sources, including refineries. These and similar regulations could require us to 
incur costs to monitor and report GHG emissions or reduce emissions of GHGs associated with our operations. 
In addition, various states, individually as well as in some cases on a regional basis, have taken steps to control 
GHG  emissions,  including  adoption  of  GHG  reporting  requirements,  cap  and  trade  systems  and  renewable 
portfolio  standards  (such  as  AB  32).  On  September  23,  2020  the  Governor  of  California  issued  an  executive 
order  effectively  banning  the  sale  of  new  gasoline-powered  passenger  cars  and  trucks  by  2035  and  requiring 
zero-emission medium to heavy duty vehicles by 2045 everywhere feasible. The executive order requires state 
agencies to build out sufficient electric vehicle charging infrastructure. It is not possible at this time to predict 
the ultimate form, timing or extent of federal or state regulation. In the event we do incur increased costs as a 
result of increased efforts to control GHG emissions, we may not be able to pass on any of these costs to our 
customers.  Regulatory  requirements  also  could  adversely  affect  demand  for  the  refined  products  that  we 
produce. Any increased costs or reduced demand could materially and adversely affect our business and results 
of operations.

Requirements to reduce emissions could result in increased costs to operate and maintain our facilities as 
well as implement and manage new emission controls and programs put in place. For example, in September 
2016, the state of California enacted Senate Bill 32 which further reduces greenhouse gas emissions targets to 
40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. Two regulations implemented to achieve these goals are Cap-and-Trade 
and  the  Low  Carbon  Fuel  Standard  (“LCFS”).  In  2012,  CARB  implemented  Cap-and-Trade.  This  program 
currently places a cap on GHGs and we are required to acquire a sufficient number of credits to cover emissions 
from  our  refineries  and  our  in-state  sales  of  gasoline  and  diesel.  In  2009,  CARB  adopted  the  LCFS,  which 
required a 10% reduction in the carbon intensity of gasoline and diesel by 2020. In 2018, CARB amended the 
LCFS  to  require  a  20%  reduction  by  2030.  Compliance  is  achieved  through  blending  lower  carbon  intensity 
biofuels into gasoline and diesel or by purchasing credits. Compliance with each of these programs is facilitated 
through a market-based credit system. If sufficient credits are unavailable for purchase or we are unable to pass 
through costs to our customers, we have to pay a higher price for credits or if we are otherwise unable to meet 
our compliance obligations, our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

On  September  23,  2020,  the  California  Governor  issued  Executive  Order  N-79-20  (“N-79-20  Order”) 
intended  to  further  reduce  GHGs  within  the  state.  The  N-79-20  Order  sets  a  2035  goal  of  no  sale  of  internal 
combustion  engines  for  passenger  cars  and  pickup  trucks  within  California,  and  a  2045  goal  of  no  sale  of 
internal combustion engine medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and off-road vehicles and equipment. However, the 
N-79-20 Order would still allow used internal combustion engine vehicles to be used and sold after these dates. 
The  N-79-20  Order  encourages  zero  emissions  technologies  such  as  electric  vehicles,  and  accelerated 
deployment of affordable fueling and charging options. It is currently uncertain how the N-79-20 Order may be 
ultimately implemented by various California regulatory agencies. In the event we do incur increased costs as a 
result of increased efforts to control GHG emissions through future adopted regulatory requirements, we may 
not  be  able  to  pass  these  costs  to  our  customers.  These  future  regulatory  requirements  also  could  adversely 

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affect  demand  for  the  refined  products  that  we  produce.  Any  increased  costs  or  reduced  demand  could 
materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Environmental clean-up and remediation costs of our sites and environmental litigation could decrease our 
net cash flow, reduce our results of operations and impair our financial condition.

We may be subject to liability for the investigation and clean-up of environmental contamination at each 
of  the  properties  that  we  own,  lease,  occupy  or  operate  and  at  off-site  locations  where  we  arrange  for  the 
treatment or disposal of regulated materials. We may become involved in litigation or other proceedings related 
to the foregoing. If we were to be held responsible for damages in any such litigation or proceedings, such costs 
may not be covered by insurance and may be material. Historical soil and groundwater contamination has been 
identified at our refineries. Currently, remediation projects for such contamination are underway in accordance 
with  regulatory  requirements  at  our  refineries.  In  connection  with  the  acquisitions  of  certain  of  our  refineries 
and  logistics  assets,  the  prior  owners  have  retained  certain  liabilities  or  indemnified  us  for  certain  liabilities, 
including  those  relating  to  pre-acquisition  soil  and  groundwater  conditions,  and  in  some  instances  we  have 
assumed  certain  liabilities  and  environmental  obligations,  including  certain  existing  and  potential  remediation 
obligations. If the prior owners fail to satisfy their obligations for any reason, or if significant liabilities arise in 
the  areas  in  which  we  assumed  liability,  we  may  become  responsible  for  remediation  expenses  and  other 
environmental liabilities, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results 
of operations and cash flow. As a result, in addition to making capital expenditures or incurring other costs to 
comply  with  environmental  laws,  we  also  may  be  liable  for  significant  environmental  litigation  or  for 
investigation and remediation costs and other liabilities arising from the ownership or operation of these assets 
by prior owners, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations 
and cash flow. See “Item 1. Business—Environmental, Health and Safety Matters” and “Item 7. Management’s 
Discussion  and  Analysis  of  Financial  Condition  and  Results  of  Operations—Contractual  Obligations  and 
Commitments”.

We  may  also  face  liability  arising  from  current  or  future  claims  alleging  personal  injury  or  property 
damage due to exposure to chemicals or other regulated materials, such as various perfluorinated compounds, 
including  perfluorooctanoate,  perfluorooctane  sulfonate,  perfluorohexane  sulfonate,  or  other  per-and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances (collectively, “PFAS”), asbestos, benzene, silica dust and petroleum hydrocarbons, 
at  or  from  our  facilities.  We  may  also  face  liability  for  personal  injury,  property  damage,  natural  resource 
damage or clean-up costs for the alleged migration of contamination from our properties. A significant increase 
in  the  number  or  success  of  these  claims  could  materially  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition, 
results of operations and cash flow. Recently, we have been voluntarily cooperating with various local, state and 
federal agencies in their review of the environmental and health effects of PFAS and additional PFAS-related 
laws may be developed at the local, state and federal level that could lead to our incurring liability for damages 
or  other  costs,  civil  or  criminal  proceedings,  the  imposition  of  fines  and  penalties,  or  other  remedies  or 
otherwise affect our business. Governmental inquiries or lawsuits involving PFAS could lead to our incurring 
liability for damages or other costs, civil or criminal proceedings, the imposition of fines and penalties, or other 
remedies, as well as restrictions on or added costs for our business operations going forward, including in the 
form of restrictions on discharges at our manufacturing facilities or otherwise. We may be subject to asserted or 
unasserted claims and governmental regulatory proceedings and inquiries related to the use of PFAS in a variety 
of jurisdictions.

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Our pipelines are subject to federal and/or state regulations, which could reduce profitability and the amount 
of cash we generate.

Our transportation activities are subject to regulation by multiple governmental agencies. The regulatory 
burden on the industry increases the cost of doing business and affects profitability. Additional proposals and 
proceedings  that  affect  the  oil  industry  are  regularly  considered  by  Congress,  the  states,  the  Federal  Energy 
Regulatory  Commission,  the  United  States  Department  of  Transportation,  and  the  courts.  We  cannot  predict 
when or whether any such proposals may become effective or what impact such proposals may have. Projected 
operating  costs  related  to  our  pipelines  reflect  the  recurring  costs  resulting  from  compliance  with  these 
regulations, and these costs may increase due to future acquisitions, changes in regulation, changes in use, or 
discovery of existing but unknown compliance issues.

We  could  incur  substantial  costs  or  disruptions  in  our  business  if  we  cannot  obtain  or  maintain  necessary 
permits  and  authorizations  or  otherwise  comply  with  health,  safety,  environmental  and  other  laws  and 
regulations.

Our operations require numerous permits and authorizations under various laws and regulations. These 
authorizations  and  permits  are  subject  to  revocation,  renewal  or  modification  and  can  require  operational 
changes  to  limit  impacts  or  potential  impacts  on  the  environment  and/or  health  and  safety.  A  violation  of 
authorization  or  permit  conditions  or  other  legal  or  regulatory  requirements  could  result  in  substantial  fines, 
criminal sanctions, permit revocations, injunctions, and/or facility shutdowns. In addition, major modifications 
of  our  operations  could  require  modifications  to  our  existing  permits  or  upgrades  to  our  existing  pollution 
control equipment. Any or all of these matters could have a negative effect on our business, results of operations 
and cash flows. 

We  may  incur  significant  liabilities  under,  or  costs  and  capital  expenditures  to  comply  with,  health, 
safety, environmental and other laws and regulations, which are complex and change frequently. Our operations 
are subject to federal, state and local laws regulating, among other things, the handling of petroleum and other 
regulated  materials,  the  emission  and  discharge  of  materials  into  the  environment,  waste  management,  and 
remediation of discharges of petroleum and petroleum products, characteristics and composition of gasoline and 
distillates  and  other  matters  otherwise  relating  to  the  protection  of  the  environment.  Our  operations  are  also 
subject  to  extensive  laws  and  regulations  relating  to  occupational  health  and  safety,  in  addition  to  laws  and 
regulations affecting the transportation of crude oil by rail in North America.

We  cannot  predict  what  additional  environmental,  health  and  safety  legislation  or  regulations  may  be 
adopted  in  the  future,  or  how  existing  or  future  laws  or  regulations  may  be  administered  or  interpreted  with 
respect to our operations. Many of these laws and regulations are becoming increasingly stringent, and the cost 
of compliance with these requirements can be expected to increase over time.

Certain  environmental  laws  impose  strict,  and  in  certain  circumstances  joint  and  several  liability  for, 
costs of investigation and cleanup of such spills, discharges or releases on owners and operators of, as well as 
persons who arrange for treatment or disposal of regulated materials at contaminated sites. Under these laws, we 
may incur liability or be required to pay penalties for past contamination, and third parties may assert claims 
against  us  for  damages  allegedly  arising  out  of  any  past  or  future  contamination.  The  potential  penalties  and 
clean-up costs for past or future releases or spills, the failure of prior owners of our facilities to complete their 
clean-up  obligations,  the  liability  to  third  parties  for  damage  to  their  property,  or  the  need  to  address  newly-
discovered information or conditions that may require a response could be significant, and the payment of these 
amounts could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Enhanced scrutiny on ESG matters may negatively impact our business and our access to capital markets.

Enhanced scrutiny on ESG matters may impact our business as it relates to the use of refined products, 
climate  change,  increasing  public  expectations  on  companies  to  address  climate  change,  and  potential  use  of 
substitutes  or  replacements  to  our  products  may  result  in  increased  costs,  reduced  demand  for  our  products, 
reduced profits, increased regulations and litigation, and adverse impacts on our stock price and access to capital 
markets.  In  addition,  organizations  that  provide  information  to  investors  on  corporate  governance  and  related 
matters  have  developed  ratings  for  evaluating  companies  on  their  approach  to  ESG  matters.  Such  ratings  are 
used  by  some  investors  to  inform  and  advise  their  investment  and  voting  decisions.  Also,  some  stakeholders 
may  advocate  for  divestment  of  fossil  fuel  investments  and  encourage  lenders  to  limit  funding  to  companies 
engaged  in  the  manufacturing  of  refined  products.  Unfavorable  ESG  ratings  and  investment  community 
divestment  initiatives  may  lead  to  negative  investor  and  public  sentiment  toward  the  Company  and  to  the 
diversion of capital from our industry, which could have a negative impact on our stock price and our access to, 
and costs of, capital.

We may not be able to obtain funding on acceptable terms or at all because of volatility and uncertainty in 
the credit and capital markets. This may hinder or prevent us from meeting our future capital needs.

In the past, global financial markets and economic conditions have been, and may again be, subject to 
disruption  and  volatile  due  to  a  variety  of  factors,  including  uncertainty  in  the  financial  services  sector,  low 
consumer confidence, falling commodity prices, geopolitical issues and generally weak economic conditions. In 
addition, the fixed income markets have experienced periods of extreme volatility that have negatively impacted 
market liquidity conditions, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the cost 
of raising money in the debt and equity capital markets has increased substantially at times while the availability 
of funds from those markets diminished significantly. In particular, as a result of concerns about the stability of 
financial markets generally, which may be subject to unforeseen disruptions, the cost of obtaining money from 
the credit markets may increase as many lenders and institutional investors increase interest rates, enact tighter 
lending standards, refuse to refinance existing debt on similar terms or at all and reduce or, in some cases, cease 
to provide funding to borrowers. Due to these factors, we cannot be certain that new debt or equity financing 
will  be  available  on  acceptable  terms.  If  funding  is  not  available  when  needed,  or  is  available  only  on 
unfavorable terms, we may be unable to meet our obligations as they come due. Moreover, without adequate 
funding, we may be unable to execute our growth strategy, complete future acquisitions, take advantage of other 
business opportunities or respond to competitive pressures, any of which could have a material adverse effect on 
our revenues and results of operations.

Any political instability, military strikes, sustained military campaigns, terrorist activity, changes in foreign 
policy,  or  other  catastrophic  events  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  results  of 
operations and financial condition.

Any  political  instability,  military  strikes,  sustained  military  campaigns,  terrorist  activity,  changes  in 
foreign policy in areas or regions of the world where we acquire crude oil and other raw materials or sell our 
refined  products  may  affect  our  business  in  unpredictable  ways,  including  forcing  us  to  increase  security 
measures and causing disruptions of supplies and distribution markets. We may also be subject to United States 
trade  and  economic  sanctions  laws,  which  change  frequently  as  a  result  of  foreign  policy  developments,  and 
which may necessitate changes to our crude oil acquisition activities. Further, like other industrial companies, 
our facilities may be the target of terrorist activities or subject to catastrophic events such as natural disasters 
and  pandemic  illness.  Any  act  of  war,  terrorism,  or  other  catastrophic  events  that  resulted  in  damage  to,  or 
otherwise disrupts the operating activities of, any of our refineries or third-party facilities upon which we are 
dependent for our business operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations 
and financial condition.

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A cyber-attack on, or other failure of, our technology infrastructure could affect our business and assets, and 
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

We  are  becoming  increasingly  dependent  on  our  technology  infrastructure  and  certain  critical 
information systems which process, transmit and store electronic information, including information we use to 
safely  and  effectively  operate  our  respective  assets  and  businesses.  These  information  systems  include  data 
network and telecommunications, internet access, our websites, and various computer hardware equipment and 
software applications, including those that are critical to the safe operation of our refineries and logistics assets. 
We have invested, and expect to continue to invest, significant time, manpower and capital in our technology 
infrastructure and information systems. These information systems are subject to damage or interruption from a 
number  of  potential  sources  including  natural  disasters,  software  viruses  or  other  malware,  power  failures, 
cybersecurity threats to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information, cyber-attacks, which may render data 
systems  unusable,  and  physical  threats  to  the  security  of  our  facilities  and  infrastructure.  Additionally,  our 
business  is  highly  dependent  on  financial,  accounting  and  other  data  processing  systems  and  other 
communications and information systems, including our enterprise resource planning tools. We process a large 
number of transactions on a daily basis and rely upon the proper functioning of computer systems. Furthermore, 
we rely on information systems across our respective operations, including the management of supply chain and 
various other processes and transactions. As a result, a disruption on any information systems at our refineries 
or logistics assets, may cause disruptions to our collective operations.

The potential for such security threats or system failures has subjected our operations to increased risks 
that could have a material adverse effect on our business. To the extent that these information systems are under 
our control, we have implemented measures such as virus protection software, emergency recovery processes 
and a formal disaster recovery plan to address the outlined risks. However, security measures for information 
systems  cannot  be  guaranteed  to  be  failsafe,  and  our  formal  disaster  recovery  plan  and  other  implemented 
measures may not prevent delays or other complications that could arise from an information systems failure. If 
a key system were hacked or otherwise interfered with by an unauthorized user, or were to fail or experience 
unscheduled downtime for any reason, even if only for a short period, or any compromise of our data security or 
our inability to use or access these information systems at critical points in time, it could unfavorably impact the 
timely  and  efficient  operation  of  our  business,  damage  our  reputation  and  subject  us  to  additional  costs  and 
liabilities. The increase in companies and individuals working remotely has increased the frequency and scope 
of  cyber-attacks  and  the  risk  of  potential  cybersecurity  incidents,  both  deliberate  attacks  and  unintentional 
events. While, to date, we have not had a significant cybersecurity breach or attack that had a material impact on 
our business or results of operations, if we were to be subject to a material successful cyber intrusion, it could 
result  in  remediation  or  service  restoration  costs,  increased  cyber  protection  costs,  lost  revenues,  litigation  or 
regulatory actions by governmental authorities, increased insurance premiums, reputational damage and damage 
to our competitiveness, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Cyber-attacks  against  us  or  others  in  our  industry  could  result  in  additional  regulations,  and  U.S. 
government warnings have indicated that infrastructure assets, including pipelines, may be specifically targeted 
by certain groups. These attacks include, without limitation, malicious software, ransomware, attempts to gain 
unauthorized access to data, and other electronic security breaches. These attacks may be perpetrated by state-
individuals  (including  employee 
sponsored  groups,  “hacktivists”,  criminal  organizations  or  private 
malfeasance).  Current  efforts  by  the  federal  government,  including  the  Strengthening  the  Cybersecurity  of 
Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure executive order,  the issuance of new cybersecurity requirements 
for  critical  pipeline  owners  and  operators  issued  by  the  Department  of  Homeland  Security’s  Transportation 
Security  Administration  following  a  cyber-attack  on  a  major  petroleum  pipeline  in  2021,  and  any  potential 
future  regulations  could  lead  to  increased  regulatory  compliance  costs,  insurance  coverage  cost  or  capital 
expenditures.  We  cannot  predict  the  potential  impact  to  our  business  or  the  energy  industry  resulting  from 
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Further, our business interruption insurance may not compensate us adequately for losses that may occur. 
We do not carry insurance specifically for cybersecurity events; however, certain of our insurance policies may 
allow for coverage for a cyber-event resulting in ensuing property damage from an otherwise insured peril. If 
we  were  to  incur  a  significant  liability  for  which  we  were  not  fully  insured,  it  could  have  a  material  adverse 
effect  on  our  financial  position,  results  of  operations  and  cash  flows.  In  addition,  the  proceeds  of  any  such 
insurance may not be paid in a timely manner and may be insufficient if such an event were to occur.

Competition  from  companies  who  have  not  been  adversely  impacted  as  much  as  we  have  been  by  the 
COVID-19 pandemic, produce their own supply of feedstocks, have extensive retail outlets, make alternative 
fuels  or  have  greater  financial  and  other  resources  than  we  do  could  materially  and  adversely  affect  our 
business and results of operations.

Our refining operations compete with domestic refiners and marketers in regions of the United States in 
which we operate, as well as with domestic refiners in other regions and foreign refiners that import products 
into the United States. In addition, we compete with other refiners, producers and marketers in other industries 
that supply their own renewable fuels or alternative forms of energy and fuels to satisfy the requirements of our 
industrial, commercial and individual consumers. Many of our competitors have not been adversely impacted 
by  the  COVID-19  pandemic  as  much  as  we  have  been  impacted.  Certain  of  our  competitors  have  larger  and 
more  complex  refineries,  and  may  be  able  to  realize  lower  per-barrel  costs  or  higher  margins  per  barrel  of 
throughput. Several of our principal competitors are integrated national or international oil companies that are 
larger and have substantially greater resources than we do and access to proprietary sources of controlled crude 
oil production. Unlike these competitors, we obtain substantially all of our feedstocks from unaffiliated sources. 
We are not engaged in the petroleum exploration and production business and therefore do not produce any of 
our crude oil feedstocks. We do not have a retail business and therefore are dependent upon others for outlets 
for our refined products. Because of their integrated operations and larger capitalization, these companies may 
be more flexible in responding to volatile industry or market conditions, such as shortages of crude oil supply 
and  other  feedstocks  or  intense  price  fluctuations  and  they  may  also  be  able  to  obtain  more  favorable  trade 
credit terms.

Newer  or  upgraded  refineries  will  often  be  more  efficient  than  our  refineries,  which  may  put  us  at  a 
competitive  disadvantage.  We  have  taken  significant  measures  to  maintain  our  refineries  including  the 
installation  of  new  equipment  and  redesigning  older  equipment  to  improve  our  operations.  However,  these 
actions  involve  significant  uncertainties,  since  upgraded  equipment  may  not  perform  at  expected  throughput 
levels, the yield and product quality of new equipment may differ from design specifications and modifications 
may be needed to correct equipment that does not perform as expected. Any of these risks associated with new 
equipment, redesigned older equipment or repaired equipment could lead to lower revenues or higher costs or 
otherwise  have  an  adverse  effect  on  future  results  of  operations  and  financial  condition.  Over  time,  our 
refineries or certain refinery units may become obsolete, or be unable to compete, because of the construction of 
new, more efficient facilities by our competitors.

We  must  make  substantial  capital  expenditures  on  our  operating  facilities  to  maintain  their  reliability  and 
efficiency. If we are unable to complete capital projects at their expected costs and/or in a timely manner, or 
if  the  market  conditions  assumed  in  our  project  economics  deteriorate,  our  financial  condition,  results  of 
operations or cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.

Delays  or  cost  increases  related  to  capital  spending  programs  involving  engineering,  procurement  and 
construction of new facilities (or improvements and repairs to our existing facilities and equipment, including 
turnarounds) could adversely affect our ability to achieve targeted internal rates of return and operating results. 
Such delays or cost increases may arise as a result of unpredictable factors in the marketplace, many of which 
are beyond our control, including:

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denial or delay in obtaining regulatory approvals and/or permits;
unplanned increases in the cost of construction materials or labor;
disruptions in transportation of modular components and/or construction materials;

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severe adverse weather conditions, natural disasters or other events (such as equipment malfunctions, 
explosions, fires or spills) affecting our facilities, or those of vendors and suppliers;
shortages of sufficiently skilled labor, or labor disagreements resulting in unplanned work stoppages;

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• market-related increases in a project’s debt or equity financing costs; and/or
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non-performance  or  force  majeure  by,  or  disputes  with,  vendors,  suppliers,  contractors  or  sub-
contractors involved with a project.

Our refineries contain many processing units, a number of which have been in operation for many years. 
Equipment,  even  if  properly  maintained,  may  require  significant  capital  expenditures  and  expenses  to  keep  it 
operating at optimum efficiency. One or more of the units may require unscheduled downtime for unanticipated 
maintenance  or  repairs  that  are  more  frequent  than  our  scheduled  turnarounds  for  such  units.  Scheduled  and 
unscheduled maintenance could reduce our revenues during the period of time that the units are not operating.

Our forecasted internal rates of return are also based upon our projections of future market fundamentals, 
which are not within our control, including changes in general economic conditions, impact of new regulations, 
available alternative supply and customer demand. Any one or more of these factors could have a significant 
impact on our business. If we were unable to make up the delays associated with such factors or to recover the 
related  costs,  or  if  market  conditions  change,  it  could  materially  and  adversely  affect  our  financial  position, 
results of operations or cash flows.

We are subject to strict laws and regulations regarding employee and process safety, and failure to comply 
with these laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial 
condition and profitability.

We  are  subject  to  the  requirements  of  the  OSHA,  and  comparable  state  statutes  that  regulate  the 
protection of the health and safety of workers. In addition, OSHA requires that we maintain information about 
hazardous materials used or produced in our operations and that we provide this information to employees, state 
and local governmental authorities, and local residents. Failure to comply with OSHA requirements, including 
general  industry  standards,  process  safety  standards  and  control  of  occupational  exposure  to  regulated 
substances,  could  result  in  claims  against  us  that  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  results  of 
operations,  financial  condition  and  the  cash  flows  of  the  business  if  we  are  subjected  to  significant  fines  or 
compliance costs.

PBF Energy has suspended its quarterly dividend and does not anticipate that it will declare dividends in the 
foreseeable future.

On March 30, 2020, PBF Energy announced that it has suspended its quarterly cash dividend of $0.30 
per share on its Class A common stock, as part of its strategic plan to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 
outbreak  and  related  market  activity.  PBF  Energy  is  not  obligated  under  any  applicable  laws,  its  governing 
documents or any contractual agreements with its existing and prior owners or otherwise to declare or pay any 
dividends  or  other  distributions  (other  than  the  obligations  of  PBF  LLC  to  make  tax  distributions  to  its 
members). Any future declaration, amount and payment of any dividends will be at the sole discretion of our 
Board  of  Directors,  however,  because  the  impact  of  the  COVID-19  outbreak  and  related  market  activity  is 
difficult to predict, we do not anticipate that our Board of Directors will determine to declare a dividend in the 
foreseeable  future.  Our  Board  of  Directors  may  take  into  account,  among  other  things,  general  economic 
conditions,  our  financial  condition  and  operating  results,  our  available  cash  and  current  and  anticipated  cash 
needs,  capital  requirements,  plans  for  expansion,  including  acquisitions,  tax,  legal,  regulatory  and  contractual 
restrictions  and  implications,  including  under  our  subsidiaries’  outstanding  debt  documents,  and  such  other 
factors  as  our  Board  of  Directors  may  deem  relevant  in  determining  whether  to  declare  or  pay  any  dividend. 
Because PBF Energy is a holding company with no material assets (other than the equity interests of its direct 
subsidiary), its cash flow and ability to pay dividends is dependent upon the financial results and cash flows of 
its indirect subsidiaries PBF Holding and PBFX and their respective operating subsidiaries and the distribution 
or other payment of cash to it in the form of dividends or otherwise. The direct and indirect subsidiaries of PBF 

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Energy  are  separate  and  distinct  legal  entities  and  have  no  obligation  to  make  any  funds  available  to  it  other 
than  in  the  case  of  certain  intercompany  transactions.  As  a  result,  if  PBF  Energy  does  not  declare  or  pay 
dividends you may not receive any return on an investment in PBF Energy Class A common stock unless you 
sell PBF Energy Class A common stock for a price greater than that which you paid for it.

Product liability and operational liability claims and litigation could adversely affect our business and results 
of operations.

Product liability and liability arising from our operations are significant risks. Substantial damage awards 
have been made in certain jurisdictions against manufacturers and resellers of petroleum products based upon 
claims  for  injuries  and  property  damage  caused  by  the  use  of  or  exposure  to  various  products.  Failure  of  our 
products to meet required specifications or claims that a product is inherently defective could result in product 
liability claims from our shippers and customers, and also arise from contaminated or off-specification product 
in  commingled  pipelines  and  storage  tanks  and/or  defective  fuels.  We  may  also  be  subject  to  personal  injury 
claims arising from incidents that occur in connection with or relating to our operations. Product liability and 
personal  injury  claims  against  us  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  business,  financial  condition  or 
results of operations.

Compliance with and changes in tax laws could adversely affect our performance.

We are subject to extensive tax liabilities, including federal, state, local and foreign taxes such as income, 
excise, sales/use, payroll, franchise, property, gross receipts, withholding and ad valorem taxes. New tax laws 
and  regulations  and  changes  in  existing  tax  laws  and  regulations  are  continuously  being  enacted  or  proposed 
that could result in increased expenditures for tax liabilities in the future. These liabilities are subject to periodic 
audits by the respective taxing authorities, which could increase our tax liabilities. Subsequent changes to our 
tax liabilities as a result of these audits may also subject us to interest and penalties. There can be no certainty 
that our federal, state, local or foreign taxes could be passed on to our customers.

Acquisitions that we may undertake in the future involve a number of risks, any of which could cause us not 
to realize the anticipated benefits.

We  may  not  be  successful  in  acquiring  additional  assets,  and  any  acquisitions  that  we  do  consummate 
may not produce the anticipated benefits or may have adverse effects on our business and operating results. We 
may selectively consider strategic acquisitions in the future within the refining and mid-stream sector based on 
performance  through  the  cycle,  advantageous  access  to  crude  oil  supplies,  attractive  refined  products  market 
fundamentals and access to distribution and logistics infrastructure. Our ability to do so will be dependent upon 
a number of factors, including our ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate acquisitions 
on  acceptable  terms,  successfully  integrate  acquired  assets  and  obtain  financing  to  fund  acquisitions  and  to 
support our growth and many other factors beyond our control. Risks associated with acquisitions include those 
relating  to  the  diversion  of  management  time  and  attention  from  our  existing  business,  liability  for  known  or 
unknown  environmental  conditions  or  other  contingent  liabilities  and  greater  than  anticipated  expenditures 
required for compliance with environmental, safety or other regulatory standards or for investments to improve 
operating results, and the incurrence of additional indebtedness to finance acquisitions or capital expenditures 
relating to acquired assets. We may also enter into transition services agreements in the future with sellers of 
any  additional  refineries  we  acquire.  Such  services  may  not  be  performed  timely  and  effectively,  and  any 
significant disruption in such transition services or unanticipated costs related to such services could adversely 
affect our business and results of operations. In addition, it is likely that, when we acquire refineries, we will not 
have access to the type of historical financial information that we will require regarding the prior operation of 
the  refineries.  As  a  result,  it  may  be  difficult  for  investors  to  evaluate  the  probable  impact  of  significant 
acquisitions on our financial performance until we have operated the acquired refineries for a substantial period 
of time.

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A  portion  of  our  workforce  is  unionized,  and  we  may  face  labor  disruptions  that  would  interfere  with  our 
operations. 

Most  hourly  employees  at  our  refineries  are  covered  by  collective  bargaining  agreements  through  the 
USW, the IOW and the IBEW. Certain of these agreements have expired while others are scheduled to expire 
on various dates in 2022 through 2024 (See “Item 1. Business” - Employees). For the agreements that expired, 
terms related to new collective bargaining agreements have been agreed to on local bargaining issues and are 
pending  settlement  of  the  National  Oil  Bargaining  Program  which  will  set  contract  term,  wages,  health  care 
contributions and any other agreed upon issues prior to being executed. During this interim period, the terms of 
the  expired  agreements  will  remain  in  place  under  rolling  24-hour  extensions  until  new  agreements  are 
finalized. Future negotiations prior to the expiration of our collective agreements may result in labor unrest for 
which  a  strike  or  work  stoppage  is  possible.  Strikes  and/or  work  stoppages  could  negatively  affect  our 
operational and financial results and may increase operating expenses at the refineries.

Our  business  may  suffer  if  any  of  our  senior  executives  or  other  key  employees  discontinues  employment 
with us. Furthermore, a shortage of skilled labor or disruptions in our labor force may make it difficult for 
us to maintain labor productivity.

Our  future  success  depends  to  a  large  extent  on  the  services  of  our  senior  executives  and  other  key 
employees.  Our  business  depends  on  our  continuing  ability  to  recruit,  train  and  retain  highly  qualified 
employees  in  all  areas  of  our  operations,  including  engineering,  accounting,  business  operations,  finance  and 
other  key  back-office  and  mid-office  personnel.  Furthermore,  our  operations  require  skilled  and  experienced 
employees with proficiency in multiple tasks. The competition for these employees is intense, and the loss of 
these  executives  or  employees  could  harm  our  business.  If  any  of  these  executives  or  other  key  personnel 
resigns  or  becomes  unable  to  continue  in  his  or  her  present  role  and  is  not  adequately  replaced,  our  business 
operations could be materially adversely affected.

Our hedging activities may limit our potential gains, exacerbate potential losses and involve other risks.

We  may  enter  into  commodity  derivatives  contracts  to  hedge  our  crude  price  risk  or  crack  spread  risk 
with respect to a portion of our expected gasoline and distillate production on a rolling basis or to hedge our 
exposure  to  the  price  of  natural  gas,  which  is  a  significant  component  of  our  refinery  operating  expenses. 
Consistent with that policy we may hedge some percentage of our future crude and natural gas supply. We may 
enter into hedging arrangements with the intent to secure a minimum fixed cash flow stream on the volume of 
products  hedged  during  the  hedge  term  and  to  protect  against  volatility  in  commodity  prices.  Our  hedging 
arrangements may fail to fully achieve these objectives for a variety of reasons, including our failure to have 
adequate  hedging  arrangements,  if  any,  in  effect  at  any  particular  time  and  the  failure  of  our  hedging 
arrangements to produce the anticipated results. We may not be able to procure adequate hedging arrangements 
due to a variety of factors. Moreover, such transactions may limit our ability to benefit from favorable changes 
in crude oil, refined product and natural gas prices. 

In  addition,  our  hedging  activities  may  expose  us  to  the  risk  of  financial  loss  in  certain  circumstances, 

including instances in which:

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the volumes of our actual use of crude oil or natural gas or production of the applicable refined products 
is less than the volumes subject to the hedging arrangement;
accidents,  interruptions  in  feedstock  transportation,  inclement  weather  or  other  events  cause 
unscheduled  shutdowns  or  otherwise  adversely  affect  our  refineries,  or  those  of  our  suppliers  or 
customers;
changes in commodity prices have a material impact on collateral and margin requirements under our 
hedging arrangements, resulting in us being subject to margin calls;
the counterparties to our derivative contracts fail to perform under the contracts; or
a  sudden,  unexpected  event  materially  impacts  the  commodity  or  crack  spread  subject  to  the  hedging 
arrangement.

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As  a  result,  the  effectiveness  of  our  hedging  strategy  could  have  a  material  impact  on  our  financial 

results. See “Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.”

In addition, these hedging activities involve basis risk. Basis risk in a hedging arrangement occurs when 
the price of the commodity we hedge is more or less variable than the index upon which the hedged commodity 
is based, thereby making the hedge less effective. For example, a New York Mercantile Exchange index used 
for  hedging  certain  volumes  of  our  crude  oil  or  refined  products  may  have  more  or  less  variability  than  the 
actual  cost  or  price  we  realize  for  such  crude  oil  or  refined  products.  We  may  not  hedge  all  the  basis  risk 
inherent in our hedging arrangements and derivative contracts.

Our commodity derivative activities could result in period-to-period earnings volatility.

We  do  not  currently  apply  hedge  accounting  to  any  of  our  commodity  derivative  contracts  and,  as  a 
result,  unrealized  gains  and  losses  will  be  charged  to  our  earnings  based  on  the  increase  or  decrease  in  the 
market value of such unsettled positions. These gains and losses may be reflected in our income statement in 
periods  that  differ  from  when  the  settlement  of  the  underlying  hedged  items  are  reflected  in  our  income 
statement.  Such  derivative  gains  or  losses  in  earnings  may  produce  significant  period-to-period  earnings 
volatility that is not necessarily reflective of our underlying operational performance.

Risks Related to Our Indebtedness

Our  substantial  indebtedness  could  adversely  affect  our  financial  condition  and  prevent  us  from  fulfilling 
our obligations under our indebtedness.

Our  indebtedness  may  significantly  affect  our  financial  flexibility  in  the  future.  As  of  December  31, 
2021,  we  have  total  debt  of  $4,330.8  million,  excluding  unamortized  deferred  debt  issuance  costs  of  $35.0 
million and our PBF LLC Affiliate note payable with PBF Energy that eliminates in consolidation at the PBF 
Energy  level,  and  we  could  incur  additional  borrowings  under  our  credit  facilities.  We  may  incur  additional 
indebtedness  in  the  future  including  additional  secured  indebtedness,  subject  to  the  satisfaction  of  any  debt 
incurrence  and,  if  applicable,  lien  incurrence  limitation  covenants  in  our  existing  financing  agreements. 
Although we were in compliance with incurrence covenants during the year ended December 31, 2021, to the 
extent  that  any  of  our  activities  triggered  these  covenants,  there  are  no  assurances  that  conditions  could  not 
change significantly, and that such changes could adversely impact our ability to meet some of these incurrence 
covenants  at  the  time  that  we  needed  to.  Failure  to  meet  the  incurrence  covenants  could  impose  certain 
incremental restrictions on, among other matters, our ability to incur new debt (including secured debt) and also 
may  limit  the  extent  to  which  we  may  pay  future  dividends,  make  new  investments,  repurchase  our  stock  or 
incur new liens. 

The  level  of  our  indebtedness  has  several  important  consequences  for  our  future  operations,  including 

that:

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a portion of our cash flow from operations will be dedicated to the payment of principal of, and interest 
on, our indebtedness and will not be available for other purposes;
under certain circumstances, covenants contained in our existing debt arrangements limit our ability to 
borrow additional funds, dispose of assets and make certain investments;
in  certain  circumstances  these  covenants  also  require  us  to  meet  or  maintain  certain  financial  tests, 
which may affect our flexibility in planning for, and reacting to, changes in our industry, such as being 
able to take advantage of acquisition opportunities when they arise;
our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, general 
corporate and other purposes may be limited; and

• we  may  be  at  a  competitive  disadvantage  to  those  of  our  competitors  that  are  less  leveraged;  and  we 

may be more vulnerable to adverse economic and industry conditions.

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Our indebtedness increases the risk that we may default on our debt obligations, certain of which contain 
cross-default  and/or  cross-acceleration  provisions.  Our,  and  our  subsidiaries’,  ability  to  meet  future  principal 
obligations will be dependent upon our future performance, which in turn will be subject to general economic 
conditions, industry cycles and financial, business and other factors affecting our operations, many of which are 
beyond our control. Our business may not continue to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to repay our 
indebtedness.  If  we  are  unable  to  generate  sufficient  cash  flow  from  operations,  we  may  be  required  to  sell 
assets, to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness or to obtain additional financing. Refinancing may not 
be possible and additional financing may not be available on commercially acceptable terms, or at all.

We may not be able to secure necessary financing on acceptable terms, or at all.

We currently have notes outstanding with varying maturity dates beginning in 2023 and ending in 2028. 
Additionally, our most significant credit facilities - the Revolving Credit Facility and the PBFX amended and 
restated revolving credit facility (the “PBFX Revolving Credit Facility”) - both have maturity dates in 2023. We 
can make no assurance that we will be able to refinance our outstanding indebtedness on acceptable terms prior 
to their maturity dates. Market disruptions, such as those experienced in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
may increase our cost of borrowing or adversely affect our ability to refinance our obligations as they become 
due.  Further,  ESG  concerns  and  other  pressures  on  the  oil  and  gas  industry  could  lead  to  increased  costs  of 
financing  or  limit  our  access  to  the  capital  markets.  If  we  are  unable  to  refinance  our  indebtedness  or  access 
additional  credit,  or  if  short-term  or  long-term  borrowing  costs  significantly  increase,  our  ability  to  finance 
current operations and meet our short-term and long-term obligations could be adversely affected.

Despite our substantial level of indebtedness, we and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantially more 
debt, which could exacerbate the risks described above.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur additional indebtedness in the future including additional 
secured  or  unsecured  debt.  Although  our  debt  instruments  and  financing  arrangements  contain  restrictions  on 
the  incurrence  of  additional  indebtedness,  these  restrictions  are  subject  to  a  number  of  qualifications  and 
exceptions,  and  the  indebtedness  incurred  in  compliance  with  these  restrictions  could  be  substantial.  To  the 
extent  new  debt  is  added  to  our  current  debt  levels,  the  leverage  risks  described  above  would  increase.  Also, 
these restrictions do not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness.

Our future credit ratings could adversely affect our business, the cost of our borrowing, and our ability to 
obtain credit in the future.

Changes in our credit profile could affect the way crude oil and other suppliers view our ability to make 
payments  and  induce  them  to  shorten  the  payment  terms  for  our  purchases  or  require  us  to  post  security  or 
letters  of  credit  prior  to  payment.  Due  to  the  large  dollar  amounts  and  volume  of  our  crude  oil  and  other 
feedstock purchases, any imposition by these suppliers of more burdensome payment terms on us may have a 
material adverse effect on our liquidity and our ability to make payments to our suppliers. This, in turn, could 
cause us to be unable to operate one or more of our refineries at full capacity.

The 6.0% senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the “2028 Senior Notes”) and the 7.25% senior unsecured 
notes due 2025 (the “2025 Senior Notes”) are rated Caa1 by Moody’s, B by S&P, and B- by Fitch. The 9.25% 
senior secured notes due 2025 (the “2025 Senior Secured Notes”) are rated B2 by Moody’s, BB- by S&P, and 
BB  by  Fitch.  The  6.875%  PBFX  senior  notes  due  2023  (the  “PBFX  2023  Senior  Notes”)  are  rated  B3  by 
Moody’s, B by S&P, and B+ by Fitch. During 2021, Moody’s and S&P downgraded our corporate family rating 
as well as our unsecured and secured notes ratings, with all ratings on negative outlook. If the current market 
conditions  persist  or  deteriorate,  we  expect  that  the  credit  rating  agencies  will  continue  to  re-evaluate  our 
corporate credit rating and the ratings of our unsecured and secured notes. Adverse changes in our credit ratings 
may also negatively impact the terms of credit we receive from our suppliers and require us to prepay or post 
collateral. Further adverse actions taken by the rating agencies on our corporate credit rating or the rating of our 
notes may further increase our cost of borrowings or hinder our ability to raise financing in the capital markets 

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or have an unfavorable impact on the credit terms we have with our suppliers, which could impair our ability to 
grow our business, increase our liquidity and make cash distributions to our shareholders.

Restrictive covenants in our debt instruments, including the indentures governing our notes, may limit our 
ability  to  undertake  certain  types  of  transactions,  which  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial 
condition, results of operations and our ability to service our indebtedness.

Various covenants in our current and future debt instruments and other financing arrangements, including 
the  indentures  governing  our  notes,  may  restrict  our  and  our  subsidiaries’  financial  flexibility  in  a  number  of 
ways. Our current indebtedness and the indentures that govern our notes subject us to significant financial and 
other  restrictive  covenants,  including  restrictions  on  our  ability  to  incur  additional  indebtedness,  place  liens 
upon assets, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments and investments, consummate certain asset 
sales or asset swaps, conduct businesses other than our current businesses, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey 
or  otherwise  dispose  of  all  or  substantially  all  of  our  assets.  Some  of  our  debt  instruments  also  require  our 
subsidiaries to satisfy or maintain certain financial condition tests in certain circumstances. Our ability to meet 
these financial condition tests can be affected by events beyond our control and we may not meet such tests. In 
addition,  a  failure  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  our  existing  debt  could  result  in  an  event  of  default  that 
could enable our lenders, subject to the terms and conditions of such debt, to declare the outstanding principal, 
together  with  accrued  interest,  to  be  immediately  due  and  payable.  Events  beyond  our  control,  including  the 
impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  related  governmental  responses  and  developments  in  the  global  oil 
markets,  may  affect  our  ability  to  comply  with  our  covenants.  If  we  were  unable  to  repay  the  accelerated 
amounts, our lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure such debt. If the payment of 
our debt is accelerated, defaults under our other debt instruments, if any, may be triggered, and our assets may 
be insufficient to repay such debt in full.

Provisions in our indentures and other agreements could discourage an acquisition of us by a third-party.

Certain provisions of our indentures could make it more difficult or more expensive for a third-party to 
acquire us. Upon the occurrence of certain transactions constituting a “change of control” as described in the 
indentures  governing  the  2025  Senior  Notes,  the  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes,  the  2028  Senior  Notes  and  the 
PBFX 2023 Senior Notes, holders of our notes could require us to repurchase all outstanding notes at 101% of 
the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, at the date of repurchase. Certain other 
significant agreements of ours such as our agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolving 
Credit  Agreement”),  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  (as  defined  below)  and  the  Third  Intermediation  Agreement 
with J. Aron also contain provisions related to a change in control that could make it more difficult or expensive 
for a third-party to acquire us. 

Risks Related to Our Organizational Structure and PBF Energy Class A Common Stock

PBF  Energy  is  the  managing  member  of  PBF  LLC  and  its  only  material  asset  is  its  interest  in  PBF  LLC. 
Accordingly,  PBF  Energy  depends  upon  distributions  from  PBF  LLC  and  its  subsidiaries  to  pay  its  taxes, 
meet its other obligations and/or pay dividends in the future. 

PBF  Energy  is  a  holding  company  and  all  of  its  operations  are  conducted  through  subsidiaries  of  PBF 
LLC.  PBF  Energy  has  no  independent  means  of  generating  revenue  and  no  material  assets  other  than  its 
ownership  interest  in  PBF  LLC.  We  depend  on  the  earnings  and  cash  flow  of  our  subsidiaries  to  meet  our 
obligations, including our indebtedness, tax liabilities and obligations to make payments under a tax receivable 
agreement  entered  into  with  PBF  LLC  Series  A  and  PBF  LLC  Series  B  unitholders  (the  “Tax  Receivable 
Agreement”). If we do not receive such cash distributions, dividends or other payments from our subsidiaries, 
we may be unable to meet our obligations and/or pay dividends. 

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PBF Energy, as the sole managing partner of PBF LLC, may cause PBF LLC to make distributions to its 
members  in  an  amount  sufficient  to  enable  PBF  Energy  to  cover  all  applicable  taxes  at  assumed  tax  rates,  to 
make payments owed by PBF Energy under the Tax Receivable Agreement, and to pay other obligations and 
dividends, if any, declared by PBF Energy. To the extent we need funds and any of our subsidiaries is restricted 
from making such distributions under applicable law or regulation or under the terms of our financing or other 
contractual  arrangements,  or  is  otherwise  unable  to  provide  such  funds,  such  restrictions  could  materially 
adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition. 

The Revolving Credit Facility, the 2028 Senior Notes, the 2025 Senior Notes, the 2025 Senior Secured 
Notes  and  certain  of  our  other  outstanding  debt  arrangements  include  a  restricted  payment  covenant,  which 
restricts the ability of PBF Holding to make distributions to us, and we anticipate our future debt will contain a 
similar  restriction.  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  and  PBFX’s  indenture  governing  its  PBFX  2023  Senior 
Notes also contain covenants that limit or restrict PBFX’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to 
make  distributions  and  other  restricted  payments  and  restrict  PBFX’s  ability  to  incur  liens  and  enter  into 
burdensome agreements. In addition, there may be restrictions on payments by our subsidiaries under applicable 
laws, including laws that require companies to maintain minimum amounts of capital and to make payments to 
stockholders  only  from  profits.  For  example,  PBF  Holding  is  generally  prohibited  under  Delaware  law  from 
making a distribution to a member to the extent that, at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the 
distribution,  liabilities  of  the  limited  liability  company  (with  certain  exceptions)  exceed  the  fair  value  of  its 
assets, and PBFX is subject to a similar prohibition. As a result, we may be unable to obtain that cash to satisfy 
our obligations and make payments to PBF Energy stockholders, if any. 

The rights of other members of PBF LLC may conflict with the interests of PBF Energy Class A common 
stockholders.

The interests of the other members of PBF LLC, which include current and former directors and officers, 
may not in all cases be aligned with PBF Energy Class A common stockholders’ interests. For example, these 
members  may  have  different  tax  positions  which  could  influence  their  positions,  including  regarding  whether 
and  when  we  dispose  of  assets  and  whether  and  when  we  incur  new  or  refinance  existing  indebtedness, 
especially  in  light  of  the  existence  of  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement.  In  addition,  the  structuring  of  future 
transactions may take into consideration these tax or other considerations even where no similar benefit would 
accrue  to  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stockholders  or  us.  See  “Certain  Relationships  and  Related 
Transactions—IPO Related Agreements” in our 2022 Proxy Statement incorporated herein by reference.

Under the Tax Receivable Agreement, PBF Energy is required to pay the former and current holders of PBF 
LLC Series A Units and PBF LLC Series B Units for certain realized or assumed tax benefits PBF Energy 
may claim arising in connection with prior offerings and future exchanges of PBF LLC Series A Units for 
shares  of  its  Class  A  common  stock  and  related  transactions.  The  indentures  governing  the  senior  notes 
allow  PBF  LLC,  under  certain  circumstances,  to  make  distributions  sufficient  for  PBF  Energy  to  pay  its 
obligation under the Tax Receivable Agreement.

PBF Energy is party to a Tax Receivable Agreement that provides for the payment from time to time by 
PBF Energy to the current and former holders of PBF LLC Series A Units and PBF LLC Series B Units of 85% 
of the benefits, if any, that PBF Energy is deemed to realize as a result of (i) the increases in tax basis resulting 
from  its  acquisitions  of  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units,  including  such  acquisitions  in  connection  with  its  prior 
offerings  or  in  the  future  and  (ii)  certain  other  tax  benefits  related  to  its  entering  into  the  Tax  Receivable 
Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. See “Item 13. 
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.”

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PBF Energy has recognized, as of December 31, 2021, a liability for the Tax Receivable Agreement of 
$48.3  million,  reflecting  the  estimated  undiscounted  amounts  that  PBF  Energy  expects  to  pay  under  the 
agreement,  net  of  a  deferred  tax  asset  valuation  allowance  recognized  in  accordance  with  FASB  Accounting 
Standards  Codification  (“ASC”)  740,  Income  Taxes  (“ASC  740”).  As  future  taxable  income  is  recorded, 
increases  in  our  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  liability  may  be  necessary  in  conjunction  with  the  revaluation  of 
deferred tax assets. If PBF Energy does not have taxable income, PBF Energy generally is not required (absent 
a change of control or circumstances requiring an early termination payment) to make payments under the Tax 
Receivable Agreement for that taxable year because no benefit will have been actually realized. However, any 
tax benefits that do not result in realized benefits in a given tax year will likely generate tax attributes that may 
be utilized to generate benefits in previous or future tax years. The utilization of such tax attributes will result in 
payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. The foregoing are merely estimates based on assumptions that 
are  subject  to  change  due  to  various  factors,  including,  among  other  factors,  the  timing  of  exchanges  of  PBF 
LLC Series A Units for shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock as contemplated by the Tax Receivable 
Agreement, the price of PBF Energy Class A common stock at the time of such exchanges, the extent to which 
such exchanges are taxable, and the amount and timing of PBF Energy’s income. The actual payments under the 
Tax Receivable Agreement could differ materially. It is possible that future transactions or events could increase 
the  actual  tax  benefits  realized  and  the  corresponding  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  payments.  There  may  be  a 
material  negative  effect  on  our  liquidity  if,  as  a  result  of  timing  discrepancies  or  otherwise,  (i)  the  payments 
under  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  exceed  the  actual  benefits  PBF  Energy  realizes  in  respect  of  the  tax 
attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement, and/or (ii) distributions to PBF Energy by PBF LLC are not 
sufficient to permit PBF Energy, after it has paid its taxes and other obligations, to make payments under the 
Tax Receivable Agreement. The payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement are not conditioned upon any 
recipient’s continued ownership of us.

In certain cases, payments by PBF Energy under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be accelerated and/or 
significantly exceed the actual benefits it realizes in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable 
Agreement. These provisions may deter a change in control of the Company. 

The  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  provides  that  upon  certain  changes  of  control,  or  if,  at  any  time,  PBF 
Energy  elects  an  early  termination  of  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement,  PBF  Energy’s  (or  its  successor’s) 
obligations  with  respect  to  exchanged  or  acquired  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units  (whether  exchanged  or  acquired 
before or after such transaction) would be based on certain assumptions, including (i) that PBF Energy would 
have sufficient taxable income to fully utilize the deductions arising from the increased tax deductions and tax 
basis and other benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement and (ii) that the subsidiaries of 
PBF  LLC  will  sell  certain  nonamortizable  assets  (and  realize  certain  related  tax  benefits)  no  later  than  a 
specified  date.  Moreover,  in  each  of  these  instances,  PBF  Energy  would  be  required  to  make  an  immediate 
payment equal to the present value (at a discount rate equal to the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) 
plus 100 basis points) of the anticipated future tax benefits (based on the foregoing assumptions). Accordingly, 
payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement may be made years in advance of the actual realization, if any, 
of  the  anticipated  future  tax  benefits  and  may  be  significantly  greater  than  the  actual  benefits  PBF  Energy 
realizes  in  respect  of  the  tax  attributes  subject  to  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement.  In  these  situations,  PBF 
Energy’s  obligations  under  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  could  have  a  substantial  negative  impact  on  our 
liquidity.  PBF Energy may not be able to finance its obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement and its 
existing  indebtedness  may  limit  its  subsidiaries’  ability  to  make  distributions  to  PBF  Energy  to  pay  these 
obligations.  These  provisions  may  deter  a  potential  sale  of  our  Company  to  a  third-party  and  may  otherwise 
make it less likely that a third-party would enter into a change of control transaction with us. 

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Moreover, payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be based on the tax reporting positions 
that  PBF  Energy  determines  in  accordance  with  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement.  PBF  Energy  will  not  be 
reimbursed  for  any  payments  previously  made  under  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  if  the  Internal  Revenue 
Service subsequently disallows part or all of the tax benefits that gave rise to such prior payments. As a result, 
in certain circumstances, payments could be made under the Tax Receivable Agreement that are significantly in 
excess of the benefits that PBF Energy actually realized in respect of (i) the increases in tax basis resulting from 
our purchases or exchanges of PBF LLC Series A Units and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to PBF Energy 
entering  into  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement,  including  tax  benefits  attributable  to  payments  under  the  Tax 
Receivable Agreement.  

Anti-takeover and certain other provisions in our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law 
may discourage or delay a change in control.

Our  certificate  of  incorporation  and  bylaws  contain  provisions  which  could  make  it  more  difficult  for 

stockholders to effect certain corporate actions. Among other things, these provisions:

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authorize the issuance of undesignated preferred stock, the terms of which may be established and the 
shares of which may be issued without stockholder approval;
prohibit stockholder action by written consent;
restrict  certain  business  combinations  with  stockholders  who  obtain  beneficial  ownership  of  a  certain 
percentage of our outstanding common stock;
provide  that  special  meetings  of  stockholders  may  be  called  only  by  the  chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Directors, the chief executive officer or the Board of Directors, and establish advance notice procedures 
for the nomination of candidates for election as directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon 
at stockholder meetings; and 
provide that our stockholders may only amend our bylaws with the approval of 75% or more of all of 
the outstanding shares of our capital stock entitled to vote.

These anti-takeover provisions and other provisions of Delaware law may have the effect of delaying or 
deterring  a  change  of  control  of  our  company.  Certain  provisions  could  also  discourage  proxy  contests  and 
make it more difficult for you and other stockholders to elect directors of your choosing and to cause us to take 
other corporate actions you desire. These provisions could limit the price that certain investors might be willing 
to pay in the future for shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock.

The market price of PBF Energy Class A common stock may be volatile, which could cause the value of your 
investment to decline.

The  market  price  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock  may  be  highly  volatile  and  subject  to  wide 

fluctuations due to a number of factors including: 

• market  conditions  in  the  oil  refining  industry  and  volatility  in  commodity  prices  and  the  ongoing 

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impact of COVID-19;
changes in, or failure to meet, earnings estimates of securities analysts;
variations in actual or anticipated operating results or dividends, if any, to stockholders;
the impact of disruptions to crude or feedstock supply to any of our refineries, including disruptions  
due to problems with third-party logistics infrastructure; 
litigation and government investigations;
the  timing  and  announcement  of  any  potential  acquisitions  or  divestitures  and  subsequent  impact  of 
any  future  acquisitions  or  divestitures  on  our  capital  structure,  financial  condition  or  results  of 
operations; 
changes or proposed changes in laws or regulations or differing interpretations or enforcement thereof;
general economic and stock market conditions; and
the availability for sale, or sales by PBF Energy or its senior management, of a significant number of   
shares of its Class A common stock in the public market.

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In  addition,  the  stock  markets  generally  may  experience  significant  volatility,  often  unrelated  to  the 
operating performance of the individual companies whose securities are publicly-traded. These and other factors 
may  cause  the  market  price  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock  to  decrease  significantly,  which  in  turn 
would adversely affect the value of your investment. 

In  the  past,  following  periods  of  volatility  in  the  market  price  of  a  company’s  securities,  stockholders 
have  often  instituted  class  action  securities  litigation  against  those  companies.  Such  litigation,  if  instituted, 
could  result  in  substantial  costs  and  a  diversion  of  management’s  attention  and  resources,  which  could 
significantly harm our profitability and reputation.

Our  current  stockholders  could  experience  dilution,  which  could  further  depress  the  price  of  our  Class  A 
common stock.

We continue to require substantial working capital to fund our business. We may sell equity securities or 
convertible  securities  or  other  derivative  securities  in  the  public  or  private  markets  if  we  continue  to  need 
capital, and even when conditions or terms are not otherwise favorable, including at prices at or below the then 
current  market  price  of  our  shares  of  Class  A  common  stock.  As  a  result,  stockholders  may  experience 
substantial  dilution,  and  the  market  price  of  our  Class  A  common  stock  could  decline  as  a  result  of  the 
introduction  of  a  large  number  of  shares  of  our  Class  A  common  stock,  or  securities  convertible  into  or 
exchangeable or exercisable for our Class A common stock, into the market or the perception that these sales 
could occur. Sales of a large number of shares of our Class A common stock, or securities convertible into or 
exchangeable or exercisable for our Class A common stock, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also 
might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem 
appropriate. In addition, any equity securities we issue may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those 
of our Class A common stock, and our current debt agreements contain, and any agreements for future debt or 
preferred equity financings, if available, are likely to contain, covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take 
specific  actions,  such  as  incurring  additional  debt.  Holders  of  Class  A  common  stock  are  not  entitled  to 
preemptive  rights  or  other  protections  against  dilution.  Because  our  decision  to  issue  securities  in  any  future 
offering will depend on our capital needs as well as market conditions and other factors beyond om control, we 
cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing, nature or impact of future issuances, if any. Our Class A common 
stockholders bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the per share market price of our Class A common 
stock.

Risks Related to Our Ownership of PBFX

We depend upon PBFX for a substantial portion of our refineries’ logistics needs and have obligations for 
minimum volume commitments in our commercial agreements with PBFX. 

We depend on PBFX to receive, handle, store and transfer crude oil, petroleum products and natural gas 
for us from our operations and sources located throughout the United States and Canada in support of certain of 
our  refineries  under  long-term,  fee-based  commercial  agreements  with  our  subsidiaries.  These  commercial 
agreements  have  an  initial  term  ranging  from  one  to  fifteen  years  and  generally  include  minimum  quarterly 
commitments  and  inflation  escalators.  If  we  fail  to  meet  the  minimum  commitments  during  any  calendar 
quarter, we will be required to make a shortfall payment quarterly to PBFX equal to the volume of the shortfall 
multiplied by the applicable fee. 

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PBFX’s operations are subject to all of the risks and operational hazards inherent in receiving, handling, 
storing  and  transferring  crude  oil,  petroleum  products  and  natural  gas,  including:  damages  to  its  facilities, 
related  equipment  and  surrounding  properties  caused  by  floods,  fires,  severe  weather,  explosions  and  other 
natural  disasters  and  acts  of  terrorism;  mechanical  or  structural  failures  at  PBFX’s  facilities  or  at  third-party 
facilities on which its operations are dependent; curtailments of operations relative to severe seasonal weather; 
inadvertent damage to our facilities from construction, farm and utility equipment; and other hazards. Any of 
these  events  or  factors  could  result  in  severe  damage  or  destruction  to  PBFX’s  assets  or  the  temporary  or 
permanent shut-down of PBFX’s facilities. If PBFX is unable to serve our logistics needs, our ability to operate 
our refineries and receive crude oil and distribute products could be adversely impacted, which could adversely 
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

In  addition,  as  of  December  31,  2021,  PBF  LLC  owns  29,953,631  common  units  representing  47.9% 
limited partner interest in PBFX. The inability of PBFX to continue operations, perform under its commercial 
arrangements  with  our  subsidiaries  or  the  occurrence  of  any  of  these  risks  or  operational  hazards,  could  also 
adversely  impact  the  value  of  our  investment  in  PBFX  and,  because  PBFX  is  a  consolidated  entity,  our 
business, financial condition and results of operations. 

PBF  Energy  will  be  required  to  pay  taxes  on  its  share  of  taxable  income  from  PBF  LLC  and  its  other 
subsidiary  flow-through  entities  (including  PBFX),  regardless  of  the  amount  of  cash  distributions  PBF 
Energy receives from PBF LLC. 

The holders of limited liability company interests in PBF LLC, including PBF Energy, generally have to 
include  for  purposes  of  calculating  their  U.S.  federal,  state  and  local  income  taxes  their  share  of  any  taxable 
income of PBF LLC, regardless of whether such holders receive cash distributions from PBF LLC. PBF Energy 
ultimately may not receive cash distributions from PBF LLC equal to its share of the taxable income of PBF 
LLC  or  even  equal  to  the  actual  tax  due  with  respect  to  that  income.  For  example,  PBF  LLC  is  required  to 
include in taxable income PBF LLC’s allocable share of PBFX’s taxable income and gains (such share to be 
determined  pursuant  to  the  partnership  agreement  of  PBFX),  regardless  of  the  amount  of  cash  distributions 
received by PBF LLC from PBFX, and such taxable income and gains will flow-through to PBF Energy to the 
extent of its allocable share of the taxable income of PBF LLC. As a result, at certain times, the amount of cash 
otherwise ultimately available to PBF Energy on account of its indirect interest in PBFX may not be sufficient 
for PBF Energy to pay the amount of taxes it will owe on account of its indirect interests in PBFX.  

If  PBFX  was  to  be  treated  as  a  corporation,  rather  than  as  a  partnership,  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax 
purposes or if PBFX was otherwise subject to entity-level taxation, PBFX’s cash available for distribution to 
its unitholders, including to us, would be reduced, likely causing a substantial reduction in the value of units, 
including the units held by us. 

The  present  U.S.  federal  income  tax  treatment  of  publicly-traded  partnerships,  including  PBFX,  or  an 
investment in its common units may be modified by administrative, legislative or judicial interpretation at any 
time. For example, from time to time the U.S. Congress considers substantive changes to the existing federal 
income tax laws that would affect publicly-traded partnerships. Any modification to the U.S. federal income tax 
laws  and  interpretations  thereof  may  or  may  not  be  applied  retroactively  and  could  make  it  more  difficult  or 
impossible for PBFX to meet the exception to be treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. 
We are unable to predict whether any of these changes, or other proposals, will ultimately be enacted. Any such 
changes could negatively impact the value of an investment in PBFX common units.

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If PBFX were treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it would pay U.S. federal 
income  tax  on  income  at  the  corporate  tax  rate,  which  is  currently  a  maximum  of  21%  under  the  TCJA,  and 
would likely be liable for state income tax at varying rates. Distributions to PBFX unitholders would generally 
be  taxed  again  as  corporate  distributions,  and  no  income,  gains,  losses,  deductions  or  credits  would  flow 
through to PBFX unitholders. Because taxes would be imposed upon PBFX as a corporation, the cash available 
for  distribution  to  PBFX  unitholders  would  be  substantially  reduced.  Therefore,  PBFX’s  treatment  as  a 
corporation  would  result  in  a  material  reduction  in  the  anticipated  cash  flow  and  after-tax  return  to  PBFX 
unitholders, likely causing a substantial reduction in the value of the units. 

All of the executive officers and a majority of the directors of PBF GP are also current or former officers or 
directors of PBF Energy. Conflicts of interest could arise as a result of this arrangement. 

PBF Energy indirectly owns and controls PBF GP, and appoints all of its officers and directors. All of the 
executive officers and a majority of the directors of PBF GP are also current or former officers or directors of 
PBF Energy. These individuals will devote significant time to the business of PBFX. Although the directors and 
officers of PBF GP have a fiduciary duty to manage PBF GP in a manner that is beneficial to PBF Energy, as 
directors and officers of PBF GP they also have certain duties to PBFX and its unitholders. Conflicts of interest 
may  arise  between  PBF  Energy  and  its  affiliates,  including  PBF  GP,  on  the  one  hand,  and  PBFX  and  its 
unitholders, on the other hand. In resolving these conflicts of interest, PBF GP may favor its own interests and 
the  interests  of  PBFX  over  the  interests  of  PBF  Energy.  In  certain  circumstances,  PBF  GP  may  refer  any 
conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest between PBFX, on the one hand, and PBF Energy, on the 
other  hand,  to  its  conflicts  committee  (which  must  consist  entirely  of  independent  directors)  for  resolution, 
which conflicts committee must act in the best interests of the public unitholders of PBFX. As a result, PBF GP 
may  manage  the  business  of  PBFX  in  a  way  that  may  differ  from  the  best  interests  of  PBF  Energy  or  its 
stockholders. 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None. 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

See “Item 1. Business”.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

On December 28, 2016, DNREC issued the Ethanol Permit to DCR allowing the utilization of existing 
tanks and existing marine loading equipment at their existing facilities to enable denatured ethanol to be loaded 
from storage tanks to marine vessels and shipped to offsite facilities. On January 13, 2017, the issuance of the 
Ethanol Permit was appealed by two environmental groups. On February 27, 2017, the Coastal Zone Industrial 
Control Board (the “Coastal Zone Board”) held a public hearing and dismissed the appeal, determining that the 
appellants did not have standing. The appellants filed an appeal of the Coastal Zone Board’s decision with the 
Delaware Superior Court (the “Superior Court”) on March 30, 2017. On January 19, 2018, the Superior Court 
rendered  an  Opinion  regarding  the  decision  of  the  Coastal  Zone  Board  to  dismiss  the  appeal  of  the  Ethanol 
Permit  for  the  ethanol  project.  The  judge  determined  that  the  record  created  by  the  Coastal  Zone  Board  was 
insufficient for the Superior Court to make a decision, and therefore remanded the case back to the Coastal Zone 
Board to address the deficiency in the record. Specifically, the Superior Court directed the Coastal Zone Board 
to address any evidence concerning whether the appellants’ claimed injuries would be affected by the increased 
quantity of ethanol shipments. On remand, the Coastal Zone Board met on January 28, 2019 and reversed its 
previous  decision  on  standing  ruling  that  the  appellants  have  standing  to  appeal  the  issuance  of  the  Ethanol 
Permit. The parties to the action filed a joint motion with the Coastal Zone Board, requesting that the Coastal 
Zone Board concur with the parties’ proposal to secure from the Superior Court confirmation that all rights and 
claims are preserved for any subsequent appeal to the Superior Court, and that the matter then be scheduled for 
a hearing on the merits before the Coastal Zone Board. The Coastal Zone Board notified the parties in January 
of  2020  that  it  concurred  with  the  parties’  proposed  course  of  action.  The  appellants  and  DCR  subsequently 
filed a motion with the Superior Court requesting relief consistent with what was described to the Coastal Zone 
Board.  In  March  of  2020,  the  Superior  Court  issued  a  letter  relinquishing  jurisdiction  over  the  matter,  and 
concurring with the parties’ proposal to allow the case to proceed to a hearing on the merits before the Coastal 
Zone Board. The parties must now jointly propose to the Coastal Zone Board a schedule for prehearing activity 
and a merits hearing to resolve the matter. The parties must, therefore, submit to the Coastal Zone Board a joint 
proposed schedule to govern future proceedings related to the merits hearing to resolve the matter.

On September 11, 2020, DCR received two Citations and Notification of Penalties, with sub-parts, from 
OSHA related to a combustion incident occurring on March 11, 2020. The citation seeks to impose penalties in 
the  amount  of  $401,923  related  to  alleged  violations  of  the  Occupation  Safety  and  Health  Act  of  1970.  An 
informal conference with OSHA on October 2, 2020 was unsuccessful in resolving the matter, and, as a result, 
DCR filed a Notice of Contest with OSHA contesting the citations in their entirety at the end of the informal 
conference. OSHA filed its Complaint on December 13, 2020, and DCR filed its response on January 4, 2021. 
OSHA  and  DCR  participated  in  mandatory  meditation  on  February  2,  2021,  which  was  unsuccessful.  On 
February 25, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission granted the parties’ Joint Motion 
for  Additional  Time  for  the  Parties  to  Discuss  Settlement.  The  Court  has  since  granted  multiple  additional 
extensions. On May 27, 2021, the parties notified the court that settlement negotiations are continuing and have 
continued  to  provide  updates  on  the  settlement  negotiations.  Subsequently,  OSHA  and  DCR  reached  a 
settlement  agreement  with  an  assessed  penalty  of  $401,923  and  DCR  agreed  to  undertake  certain  abatement 
measures.  On  January  24,  2022,  DCR  and  the  United  Steelworkers  signed  the  settlement  agreement,  and  on 
January 25, 2022, OSHA executed the agreement.

On September 27, 2021, DCR received a Notice of Administrative Penalty Assessment and Secretary’s 
Order from DNREC, seeking to impose penalties in the amount of $285,000 related to alleged Title V permit 
violations occurring in 2019 and 2020.  On October 15, 2021, DCR filed a Notice of Appeal before Delaware’s 
Environmental Appeals Board, contesting the Secretary’s findings and requesting a hearing. On November 2, 
2021,  the  Environmental  Appeals  Board  scheduled  a  Pre-Hearing  Conference  for  April  8,  2022  and  Hearing 
Date for April 26, 2022.  On November 30, 2021, settlement negotiations commenced, which are continuing to 
date.

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In  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  the  Torrance  refinery  and  related  logistics  assets,  we  assumed 
certain pre-existing environmental liabilities related to certain environmental remediation obligations to address 
existing soil and groundwater contamination and monitoring activities, which reflect the estimated cost of the 
remediation  obligations.  In  addition,  in  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  the  Torrance  refinery  and  related 
logistics  assets,  we  purchased  a  ten-year,  $100.0  million  environmental  insurance  policy  to  insure  against 
unknown environmental liabilities. 

Subsequent  to  the  acquisition,  Notices  of  Violations  (“NOVs”)  were  issued  by  the  South  Coast  Air 
Quality  Management  District  (“SCAQMD”),  Division  of  Occupational  Safety  and  Health  of  the  State  of 
California, the City of Torrance, the City of Torrance Fire Department, and the Los Angeles County Sanitation 
District related to alleged operational violations, emission discharges and/or flaring incidents at the refinery and 
the logistics assets both before and after our acquisition. EPA in November 2016 conducted a Risk Management 
Plan  (“RMP”)  inspection  following  the  acquisition  related  to  Torrance  operations  and  issued  preliminary 
findings  in  March  2017  concerning  RMP  potential  operational  violations.  Effective  January  9,  2020,  we  and 
EPA entered into a Consent Agreement and Final Order (“CAFO”), which contains no admission by us for any 
alleged  violations  in  the  CAFO,  includes  a  release  from  all  alleged  violations  in  the  CAFO,  requires  the 
payment  of  a  penalty  of  $125,000  in  January  2020  and  also  requires  the  implementation  of  a  supplemental 
environmental  project  (“SEP”)  of  at  least  $219,000  that  must  be  completed  by  December  15,  2021.  The  SEP 
consisted  of  configuring  the  northeast  fire  water  monitor  to  automatically  deploy  water  upon  detection  of  a 
release. We completed this reconfiguration on December 15, 2021 and expended at least $219,000 as required 
by  the  CAFO.  On  February  11,  2022,  we  submitted  the  final  SEP  Completion  Report  to  EPA,  which  should 
fully resolve this matter.

EPA  and  the  California  Department  of  Toxic  Substances  Control  (“DTSC”)  in  December  2016 
conducted a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (“RCRA”) inspection following the acquisition related to 
Torrance  operations  and  also  issued  in  March  2017  preliminary  findings  concerning  RCRA  potential 
operational violations. On June 14, 2018, the Torrance refinery and DTSC reached settlement regarding the oil 
bearing  materials.  Following  this  settlement,  in  June  2018,  DTSC  referred  the  remaining  alleged  RCRA 
violations from EPA’s and DTSC’s December 2016 inspection to the California Attorney General. On April 7, 
2021, we were notified that these alleged remaining six federal RCRA violations had been referred to EPA for 
resolution. On June 2, 2021, EPA conducted a further inspection to the December 2016 RCRA inspection. On 
August  13,  2021,  we  received  EPA’s  additional  report  indicating  that  the  six  federal  RCRA  findings  were 
closed with no further enforcement action. The remaining alleged state RCRA violation is still pending with the 
California Attorney General.

On February 4, 2021, we received a letter from the SCAQMD proposing to settle a NOV relating to 15 
Title V deviations alleged to have occurred in the second half of 2017 for $1.3 million. On October 8, 2021, we 
reached settlement in principle with the SCAQMD to pay a penalty of $250,000 for 14 of the Title V deviations 
and a penalty of $1.3 million for the remaining deviation, which covers the period of 2017 through 2021 and 
settlement agreements are in process.  

On  December  4,  2020,  the  Pennsylvania  Department  of  Environmental  Protection  ("PaDEP")  issued  a 
draft Consent Order and Agreement (“CAO”) to PBF Logistics Products Terminals LLC (“PLPT”) with respect 
to  two  alleged  violations  at  the  Philadelphia  terminal  for  failure  to:  1)  test  and  inspect  regulated  piping  as 
required  in  accordance  with  industry  standards;  and  2)  have  a  professional  engineering  certification  that  all 
above  ground  storage  tanks  meet  the  applicable  performance  standards  and  requirements  as  a  result  of  an 
alleged  release  of  oil  on  January  10,  2020  into  the  Schuylkill  River  resulting  from  a  pipe  leak  that  was  not 
contained  by  emergency  containment  structure.  The  draft  order  included  a  proposed  penalty  of  $800,000.  On 
December 15, 2021, we entered into a final CAO and agreed to pay the $800,000 penalty. Under the final CAO, 
we  capped  our  future  liability  at  $250,000  if  PaDEP  brought  a  subsequent  enforcement  action  under  the 
Pennsylvania  Clean  Streams  Law  (“CSL”)  for  environmental  damage  allegedly  caused  by  the  release  of  oil 
from  PLPT’s  operational  violations.  Under  the  final  CAO,  we  also  reserved  our  rights  to  challenge  any 
subsequent  enforcement  action  brought  by  PaDEP  under  the  CSL.  On  January  13,  2022,  we  received  from 

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PaDEP,  a  Consent  Assessment  of  Civil  Penalty  alleging  violations  under  the  CSL  of  over  $1.0  million. 
However, because of the CAO cap, the PaDEP’s penalty demand to settle these alleged violations is $250,000. 
We are currently reviewing the alleged violations and settlement offer.

In connection with self-reported flaring events that occurred at the Paulsboro Refinery between 2016 and 
2020,  in  October  2021,  the  New  Jersey  Department  of  Environmental  Protection  (“NJDEP”)  initiated 
discussions  with  PRC  regarding  potential  penalties  for  alleged  violations  related  to  the  self-reported  flaring 
events. Although a formal NOV has not been issued, NJDEP provided a calculation sheet of potential penalties 
totaling approximately $1.6 million. We are currently challenging certain of those potential penalties and are in 
discussions with NJDEP regarding a potential settlement.

As the ultimate outcomes of the matters discussed above are uncertain, we cannot currently estimate the 
final amount or timing of their resolution but any such amount is not expected to have a material impact on our 
financial position, results of operations or cash flows, individually or in the aggregate.

On February 17, 2017, in Arnold Goldstein, et al. v. Exxon Mobil Corporation, et al., we and PBF LLC, 
and  our  subsidiaries,  PBF  Western  Region  and  Torrance  Refining  and  the  manager  of  our  Torrance  refinery 
along with ExxonMobil were named as defendants in a class action and representative action complaint filed on 
behalf of Arnold Goldstein, John Covas, Gisela Janette La Bella and others similarly situated. The complaint 
was filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles and alleges negligence, strict 
liability,  ultra-hazardous  activity,  a  continuing  private  nuisance,  a  permanent  private  nuisance,  a  continuing 
public  nuisance,  a  permanent  public  nuisance  and  trespass  resulting  from  the  February  18,  2015  electrostatic 
precipitator  (“ESP”)  explosion  at  the  Torrance  refinery  which  was  then  owned  and  operated  by  ExxonMobil. 
The  operation  of  the  Torrance  refinery  by  the  PBF  entities  subsequent  to  our  acquisition  in  July  2016  is  also 
referenced  in  the  complaint.  To  the  extent  that  plaintiffs’  claims  relate  to  the  ESP  explosion,  ExxonMobil 
retained responsibility for any liabilities that would arise from the lawsuit pursuant to the agreement relating to 
the acquisition of the Torrance refinery. On July 2, 2018, the court granted leave to plaintiffs to file a Second 
Amended Complaint alleging groundwater contamination. With the filing of the Second Amended Complaint, 
plaintiffs added an additional plaintiff, Hany Youssef. On October 15, 2019, the judge granted certification to 
two  limited  classes  of  property  owners  with  Youssef  as  the  sole  class  representative  and  named  plaintiff, 
rejecting two other proposed subclasses based on negligence and on strict liability for ultrahazardous activities. 
The certified subclasses relate to trespass claims for ground contamination and nuisance for air emissions. On 
February 5, 2021, our motion for Limited Extension of Discovery Cut-Off and a Motion by plaintiffs for Leave 
to File Third Amended Complaint were heard by the court. On May 5, 2021, the Court granted plaintiffs leave 
to amend their complaint for the third time to substitute Navarro for Youssef. On May 12, 2021, plaintiffs filed 
their  Third  Amended  Complaint  (“TAC”)  that  contained  significant  changes  and  new  claims,  including 
individual claims, that were not included in the motion for leave to amend plaintiffs presented to the Court. On 
June 9, 2021, we filed a Motion to Dismiss/Strike the TAC. On June 23, 2021, plaintiffs filed their opposition to 
our Motion to Dismiss/Strike, to which we filed our reply on July 2, 2021. A hearing on the Motion to Dismiss/
Strike the TAC was held on August 2, 2021 and the court ordered that the TAC be struck and that the parties 
meet  and  confer  with  respect  to  the  complaint.  After  meeting  and  conferring,  plaintiffs  agreed  to  submit  a 
corrected  TAC  with  changes  reflecting  the  removal  of  Youssef  and  the  substitution  of  Navarro  as  the  named 
Plaintiff.  On  August  23,  2021,  the  Court  approved  the  parties’  stipulation  to  take  Navarro’s  deposition  on 
September  23,  2021.  Also,  on  August  23,  2021,  the  Court  approved  the  parties’  stipulation  to  continue  the 
pretrial dates with the new deadlines. On October 8, 2021, plaintiffs filed their Motion to Appoint Navarro as 
Class  Representative.  On  October  29,  2021,  we  filed  our  opposition  to  this  motion.  On  November  15,  2021, 
plaintiffs  filed  their  reply.  On  February  8,  2022,  the  Court  held  a  hearing  on  plaintiff’s  Motion  to  Appoint 
Navarro as Class Representative but did not act on the motion. Instead, the court ordered the parties to submit 
draft  orders  for  the  Court’s  consideration.  All  other  dates  are  stayed  pending  the  Court  issuing  its  order.  We 
presently believe the outcome of this litigation will not have a material impact on our financial position, results 
of operations, or cash flows.

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On September 7, 2018, in Jeprece Roussell, et al. v. PBF Consultants, LLC, et al., the plaintiff filed an 
action  in  the  19th  Judicial  District  Court  for  the  Parish  of  East  Baton  Rouge,  alleging  numerous  causes  of 
action,  including  wrongful  death,  premises  liability,  negligence,  and  gross  negligence  against  PBF  Holding, 
PBFX Operating Company LLC, Chalmette Refining, two individual employees of the Chalmette refinery (the 
defendants), two entities, PBF Consultants, LLC and PBF Investments that are Louisiana companies that are not 
associated with our companies, as well as Clean Harbors, Inc. and Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. 
(collectively, “Clean Harbors”), Mr. Roussell’s employer. Mr. Roussell was fatally injured on March 31, 2018 
while  employed  by  Clean  Harbors  and  performing  clay  removal  work  activities  inside  a  clay  treating  vessel 
located  at  the  Chalmette  refinery.  Plaintiff  sought  unspecified  compensatory  damages  for  pain  and  suffering, 
past and future mental anguish, impairment, past and future economic loss, attorney’s fees and court costs. On 
October 8, 2021, we and our insurers reached an agreement in principle to settle this litigation and the related 
matters. Our portion of the settlement was accrued as of September 30, 2021 and did not have a material impact 
on  our  financial  position,  results  of  operations,  or  cash  flows.  Settlement  documents  have  been  executed  and 
payments have been made. A Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice was filed by the parties on February 3, 2022. 

On September 7, 2021, MRC filed a Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate and Complaint for Declaratory 
and Injunctive Relief against the BAAQMD requesting the Court to declare as invalid, unenforceable, and ultra 
vires the BAAMQD’s July 21, 2021, adoption of Rule 6-5 Amendment. MRC is also seeking a writ of mandate 
ordering the BAAQMD to vacate and rescind the adoption of the Rule 6-5 Amendment, as well as appropriate 
declaratory relief, injunctive relief, and reasonable costs incurred by MRC to bring this Petition/Complaint. In 
the Petition/Complaint MRC alleges that: its feasible alternative Particulate Matter (“PM”) reduction proposal 
that would achieve significant PM reductions while avoiding the significant costs and environmental impacts of 
the  BAAQMD’s  adopted  PM  limit,  was  improperly  removed  from  consideration  and  not  presented  to  the 
BAAQMD Board when the Rule 6-5 Amendment was adopted with the current PM standard; when adopting the 
Rule  6-5  Amendment,  the  BAAQMD  flagrantly  ignored  numerous  mandatory  requirements  of  the  California 
Environmental Quality Act and the California Health and Safety Code; the BAAQMD’s adoption of the Rule 
6-5 Amendment also violated California common law; and these failings render the Rule 6-5 Amendment ultra 
vires, illegal, and unenforceable. We held mandatory settlement conferences with the BAAQMD on October 27, 
2021  and  December  15,  2021.  We  presently  believe  the  outcome  will  not  have  a  material  impact  on  our 
financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

We are subject to obligations to purchase RINs. On February 15, 2017, we received notification that EPA 
records indicated that PBF Holding used potentially invalid RINs that were in fact verified under EPA’s RIN 
Quality Assurance Program (“QAP”) by an independent auditor as QAP A RINs. Under the regulations use of 
potentially  invalid  QAP  A  RINs  provides  the  user  with  an  affirmative  defense  from  civil  penalties  provided 
certain  conditions  are  met.  We  have  asserted  the  affirmative  defense  and  if  accepted  by  EPA  will  not  be 
required  to  replace  these  RINs  and  will  not  be  subject  to  civil  penalties  under  the  program.  It  is  reasonably 
possible that EPA will not accept our defense and may assess penalties in these matters, but any such amount is 
not expected to have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

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The  federal  Comprehensive  Environmental  Response,  Compensation  and  Liability  Act  of  1980 
(“CERCLA”),  also  known  as  “Superfund,”  imposes  liability,  without  regard  to  fault  or  the  legality  of  the 
original  conduct,  on  certain  classes  of  persons  who  are  considered  to  be  responsible  for  the  release  of  a 
“hazardous substance” into the environment. These persons include the current or former owner or operator of 
the disposal site or sites where the release occurred and companies that disposed of or arranged for the disposal 
of  the  hazardous  substances.  Under  CERCLA,  such  persons  may  be  subject  to  joint  and  several  liability  for 
investigation  and  the  costs  of  cleaning  up  the  hazardous  substances  that  have  been  released  into  the 
environment,  for  damages  to  natural  resources  and  for  the  costs  of  certain  health  studies.  As  discussed  more 
fully  above,  certain  of  our  sites  are  subject  to  these  laws  and  we  may  be  held  liable  for  investigation  and 
remediation costs or claims for natural resource damages. It is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and 
other  third  parties  to  file  claims  for  personal  injury  and  property  damage  allegedly  caused  by  hazardous 
substances  or  other  pollutants  released  into  the  environment.  Analogous  state  laws  impose  similar 
responsibilities and liabilities on responsible parties. In our current normal operations, we have generated waste, 
some  of  which  falls  within  the  statutory  definition  of  a  “hazardous  substance”  and  some  of  which  may  have 
been disposed of at sites that may require cleanup under Superfund.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER 
MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

PBF Energy Class A common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PBF”. 

PBF Energy Class B common stock is not publicly-traded.

As of February 10, 2022 there were 31 holders of record of PBF Energy Class A common stock and 15 

holders of record of PBF Energy Class B common stock. 

Dividend and Distribution Policy

PBF Energy 

PBF Energy is a holding company and has no material assets other than its ownership interests of PBF 
LLC. In order for PBF Energy to pay any dividends, it needs to cause PBF LLC to make distributions to it and 
the  holders  of  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units,  and  PBF  LLC  needs  to  cause  PBF  Holding  and/or  PBFX  to  make 
distributions to it, in at least an amount sufficient to cover cash dividends, if any, declared by PBF Energy. Each 
of PBF Holding and PBFX is generally prohibited under Delaware law from making a distribution to a member 
to the extent that, at the time of the distribution, after giving effect to the distribution, liabilities of the limited 
liability  company  (with  certain  exceptions)  exceed  the  fair  value  of  its  assets.  As  a  result,  PBF  LLC  may  be 
unable to obtain cash from PBF Holding and/or PBFX to satisfy its obligations and make distributions to PBF 
Energy  for  dividends,  if  any,  to  PBF  Energy’s  stockholders.  If  PBF  LLC  makes  such  distributions  to  PBF 
Energy, the holders of PBF LLC Series A Units will also be entitled to receive pro rata distributions. 

The  ability  of  PBF  Holding  to  pay  dividends  and  make  distributions  to  PBF  LLC  is,  and  in  the  future 
may be, limited by covenants in its Revolving Credit Facility, the 2025 Senior Secured Notes, the 2028 Senior 
Notes, the 2025 Senior Notes and other debt instruments. Subject to certain exceptions, the Revolving Credit 
Facility and the indentures governing the senior notes prohibit PBF Holding from making distributions to PBF 
LLC  if  certain  defaults  exist.  In  addition,  both  the  indentures  and  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility  contain 
additional restrictions limiting PBF Holding’s ability to make distributions to PBF LLC. 

While it is impossible to estimate the duration or ultimate financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 
on our business, our results have been adversely impacted. As part of our strategic plan to navigate these current 
extraordinary  and  volatile  markets,  we  have  suspended  PBF  Energy’s  quarterly  dividend  on  its  Class  A 
common stock. We will continue to monitor and evaluate our dividend policy as market conditions develop and 
our business outlook becomes clearer, however, we do not anticipate that our Board of Directors will declare a 
dividend in the foreseeable future.

The declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends on shares of PBF Energy Class A common 
stock  will  be  at  the  sole  discretion  of  PBF  Energy’s  Board  of  Directors,  and  we  are  not  obligated  under  any 
applicable laws, our governing documents or any contractual agreements with our existing owners or otherwise 
to  declare  or  pay  any  dividends  or  other  distributions  (other  than  the  obligations  of  PBF  LLC  to  make  tax 
distributions to its members).

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PBF Logistics LP

Due to the uncertainty of the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will have on its business, PBFX has 
decided  to  reduce  their  quarterly  distribution  to  its  minimum  quarterly  distribution  of  $0.30  per  unit,  which 
represents a shift in its distribution strategy to build cash flow coverage, de-lever the business and strengthen its 
financial  resources  as  they  continue  to  pursue  potential  organic  growth  projects  or  strategic  acquisition 
opportunities. PBFX intends to continue to pay at least the minimum quarterly distribution to the holders of its 
common units, including PBF LLC, of at least $0.30 per unit per quarter, or $1.20 per unit on an annualized 
basis, to the extent PBFX has sufficient cash from operations after the establishment of cash reserves and the 
payment  of  costs  and  expenses,  including  reimbursements  of  expenses  to  PBFX’s  general  partner.  However, 
there is no guarantee that PBFX will pay the minimum quarterly distribution or any amount on the units they 
own  in  any  quarter.  Even  if  PBFX’s  cash  distribution  policy  is  not  modified  or  revoked,  the  amount  of 
distributions  paid  under  the  policy  and  the  decision  to  make  any  distribution  is  determined  by  its  general 
partner, taking into consideration the terms of PBFX’s partnership agreement and debt facilities.

During 2020, PBF Energy announced that it had suspended its quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share on 
its Class A common stock as part of its strategic plan to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak. As a 
result,  there  were  no  dividends  or  distributions  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021.  There  were  no  tax 
distributions  to  PBF  LLC’s  other  members  in  2021.  PBF  Holding  made  $2.7  million  in  distributions  to  PBF 
LLC during the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition, PBFX made aggregate quarterly distributions of 
$76.0  million  ($1.20  per  unit)  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  to  holders  of  its  common  units,  of 
which $35.9 million was paid to PBF LLC. 

PBF LLC expects to continue to make tax distributions to its members in accordance with its amended 

and restated limited liability company agreement.

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Stock Performance Graph

In accordance with SEC rules, the information contained in the Stock Performance Graph below shall not 
be deemed to be “soliciting material,” or to be “filed” with the SEC, or subject to the SEC’s Regulation 14A or 
14C, other than as provided under Item 201(e) of Regulation S-K, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that we specifically request that the 
information be treated as soliciting material or specifically incorporate it by reference into a document filed 
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

This performance graph and the related textual information are based on historical data and are not 
indicative of future performance. The following line graph compares the cumulative total return on an 
investment in our common stock against the cumulative total return of the S&P 500 Composite Index and an 
index of peer companies (that we selected) for the periods commencing December 31, 2016 through 
December 31, 2021. Our peer group consists of the following companies that are engaged in refining operations 
in the U.S.: CVR Energy Inc., Delek US Holdings Inc., HollyFrontier Corp, Marathon Petroleum Corp, Phillips 
66 and Valero Energy Corp.

PBF Energy Class A common stock

$ 

100.00  $ 

133.57  $ 

126.97  $ 

127.18  $ 

29.13  $ 

53.22 

12/31/2016

12/31/2017

12/31/2018

12/31/2019

12/31/2020

12/31/2021

S&P 500

Peer Group

100.00 

100.00 

121.83 

132.54 

116.49 

117.97 

153.17 

142.91 

181.35 

94.07 

233.41 

126.35 

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Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities—Exchange of PBF LLC Series A Units for PBF Energy Class A 
Common Stock

In the fourth quarter of 2021, there were 66,202 PBF LLC Series A Units exchanged for 66,202 shares of 
PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock  in  transactions  exempt  from  registration  under  Section  4(a)(2)  of  the 
Securities Act. We received no other consideration in connection with any exchanges. No exchanges were made 
by any of our directors or executive officers. 

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND 
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following review of our results of operations and financial condition should be read in conjunction 
with “Item 1. Business”, “Item 1A. Risk Factors”, “Item 2. Properties”, and “Item 8. Financial Statements and 
Supplementary Data,” respectively, included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE 
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995

This  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  contains  certain  “forward-looking  statements,”  as  defined  in  the 
Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995  (“PSLRA”),  of  expected  future  developments  that  involve 
risks  and  uncertainties.  You  can  identify  forward-looking  statements  because  they  contain  words  such  as 
“believes,” “expects,” “may,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” 
or  similar  expressions  that  relate  to  our  strategy,  plans  or  intentions.  All  statements  we  make  relating  to  our 
estimated and projected earnings, margins, costs, expenditures, cash flows, growth rates and financial results or 
to our strategies, objectives, intentions, resources and expectations regarding future industry trends are forward-
looking statements made under the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA except to the extent such statements 
relate  to  the  operations  of  a  partnership  or  limited  liability  company.  In  addition,  we,  through  our  senior 
management,  from  time  to  time  make  forward-looking  public  statements  concerning  our  expected  future 
operations and performance and other developments. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and 
uncertainties that may change at any time, and, therefore, our actual results may differ materially from those that 
we  expected.  We  derive  many  of  our  forward-looking  statements  from  our  operating  budgets  and  forecasts, 
which  are  based  upon  many  detailed  assumptions.  While  we  believe  that  our  assumptions  are  reasonable,  we 
caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known factors, and, of course, it is impossible for us to 
anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. 

Important  factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  our  expectations,  which  we 
refer to as “cautionary statements,” are disclosed under “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and “Item 7. Management’s 
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Annual Report 
on Form 10-K. All forward-looking information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent written 
and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in 
their entirety by the cautionary statements. Some of the factors that we believe could affect our results include:

•the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, including resurgences and variants of the virus, as well as related 
governmental and consumer responses on our business, financial condition and results of operations;

•supply, demand, prices and other market conditions for our products or crude oil, including volatility in 
commodity prices or constraints arising from federal, state or local governmental actions or environmental 
and/or social activists that reduce crude oil production or availability in the regions in which we operate 
our pipelines and facilities; 

•the  effectiveness  of  our  crude  oil  sourcing  strategies,  including  our  crude  by  rail  strategy  and  related 
commitments;

•our  obligation  to  buy  RINs  and  market  risks  related  to  the  volatility  in  the  price  of  RINs  required  to 
comply  with  the  Renewable  Fuel  Standard  and  GHG  emission  credits  required  to  comply  with  various 
GHG emission programs, such as AB 32;

•our ability to operate our businesses efficiently, manage capital expenditures and costs (including general 
and administrative expenses) and generate earnings and cash flow;

•our expectations with respect to our capital improvement and turnaround projects;

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•the impact of current and future laws, rulings and governmental regulations, including restrictions on the 
exploration  and/or  production  of  crude  oil  in  the  state  of  California,  the  implementation    of  rules  and 
regulations regarding transportation of crude oil by rail or in response to the potential impacts of climate 
change, decarbonization and future energy transition;

•adverse impacts related to legislation by the federal government lifting the restrictions on exporting U.S. 
crude oil;

•our  ability  to  target  and  execute  expense  reduction  measures  and  achieve  opportunities  to  improve  our 
liquidity, including continued repurchases of our outstanding debt securities or otherwise further reducing 
our debt, and/or potential sales of non-operating assets or other real property; 

•political pressure and influence of environmental groups and other stakeholders on decisions and policies 
related to the refining and processing of crude oil and refined products, and the related adverse impacts 
from  changes  in  our  regulatory  environment,  such  as  the  effects  of  compliance  with  AB  32,  or  from 
actions taken by environmental interest groups;

•the risk of cyber-attacks;

•our increased dependence on technology;

•  the effects of competition in our markets;

•the possibility that we may not reinstate dividend payments;

•the inability of our subsidiaries to freely pay dividends or make distributions to us;

•our ability to make acquisitions or investments, including in renewable diesel production, and to realize 
the benefits from such acquisitions or investments;

•liabilities arising from recent acquisitions or investments, that are unforeseen or exceed our expectations; 

•our  expectations  and  timing  with  respect  to  our  acquisition  activity  and  whether  such  acquisitions  are 
accretive or dilutive to shareholders;

•  adverse developments in our relationship with both our key employees and unionized employees;

•our substantial indebtedness, including the impact of potential downgrades to our corporate credit rating, 
secured notes and unsecured notes;

•changes in currency exchange rates, interest rates and capital costs;

•restrictive covenants in our indebtedness that may adversely affect our operational flexibility;

•counterparty  credit  and  performance  risk  exposure  related  to  our  supply  and  inventory  intermediation 
arrangement; 

•termination of our Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement with J. Aron, which is scheduled to expire 
in December 2024 and could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, as we would be required to 
finance our crude oil, intermediate and refined products inventory covered by the agreement. Additionally, 
we are obligated to repurchase from J. Aron certain J. Aron Products upon termination of the agreement;

•payments  by  PBF  Energy  to  the  current  and  former  holders  of  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units  and  PBF  LLC 
Series B Units under PBF Energy’s Tax Receivable Agreement for certain tax benefits we may claim; 

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•our  assumptions  regarding  payments  arising  under  PBF  Energy’s  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  and  other 
arrangements  relating  to  our  organizational  structure  are  subject  to  change  due  to  various  factors, 
including,  among  other  factors,  the  timing  of  exchanges  of  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units  for  shares  of  PBF 
Energy  Class  A  common  stock  as  contemplated  by  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement,  the  price  of  PBF 
Energy  Class  A  common  stock  at  the  time  of  such  exchanges,  the  extent  to  which  such  exchanges  are 
taxable, and the amount and timing of our income; 

•the  impact  of  disruptions  to  crude  or  feedstock  supply  to  any  of  our  refineries,  including  disruptions 
related to PBFX or with third-party logistics infrastructure or operations, including pipeline, marine and 
rail transportation;

•risks associated with the operation of PBFX as a separate, publicly-traded entity;

•potential tax consequences related to our investment in PBFX; and 

•any  decisions  we  continue  to  make  with  respect  to  our  energy-related  logistics  assets  that  may  be 
transferred to PBFX.

We caution you that the foregoing list of important factors may not contain all of the material factors that 
are important to you. In addition, in light of these risks and uncertainties, the matters referred to in the forward-
looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K may not in fact occur. Accordingly, investors 
should not place undue reliance on those statements.

Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except as 
required  by  applicable  law,  including  the  securities  laws  of  the  United  States,  we  do  not  intend  to  update  or 
revise any forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable 
to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing.

Executive Summary 

Our  business  operations  are  conducted  by  PBF  LLC  and  its  subsidiaries.  We  own  and  operate  six 
domestic oil refineries and related assets located in Delaware City, Delaware, Paulsboro, New Jersey, Toledo, 
Ohio,  Chalmette,  Louisiana,  Torrance,  California,  and  Martinez,  California.  Based  on  current  configuration 
(subsequent to the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration), our refineries have a combined processing capacity, 
known  as  throughput,  of  approximately  1,000,000  bpd,  and  a  weighted-average  Nelson  Complexity  Index  of 
13.2 based on current operating conditions. The complexity and throughput capacity of our refineries are subject 
to change dependent upon configuration changes we make to respond to market conditions as well as a result of 
investments  made  to  improve  our  facilities  and  maintain  compliance  with  environmental  and  governmental 
regulations. We operate in two reportable business segments: Refining and Logistics. Our six oil refineries are 
all engaged in the refining of crude oil and other feedstocks into petroleum products, and are aggregated into the 
Refining  segment.  PBFX  operates  certain  logistical  assets  such  as  crude  oil  and  refined  products  terminals, 
pipelines, and storage facilities, which are aggregated into the Logistics segment.

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Factors Affecting Comparability

Our  results  over  the  past  three  years  have  been  affected  by  the  following  events,  the  understanding  of 
which  will  aid  in  assessing  the  comparability  of  our  period  to  period  financial  performance  and  financial 
condition.

COVID-19 and Market Developments 

The impact of the unprecedented global health and economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic 
was  amplified  late  in  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2020  due  to  movements  made  by  the  world’s  largest  oil 
producers to increase market share. This created simultaneous shocks in oil supply and demand resulting in an 
economic challenge to our industry which has not occurred since our formation. This combination resulted in 
significant demand reduction for our refined products and atypical volatility in oil commodity prices. In 2021, 
as  a  result  of  the  lifting  or  easing  of  restrictions  by  many  governmental  authorities  and  the  distribution  of 
COVID-19  vaccines  and  other  protective  measures,  the  demand  for  refined  products  started  to  recover, 
consequently  improving  our  refining  margins  in  comparison  to  the  prior  year.  While  our  results  for  the  year 
ended  December  31,  2021  were  impacted  by  lower  demand  for  refined  products,  we  experienced  gradual 
improvements  when  compared  to  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  and  favorable  impacts  on  our  revenues, 
cost of products sold, operating income and liquidity. Although we currently continue to operate our refineries 
at reduced rates, throughput rates across our refining system have increased in the current year to correlate with 
the gradual increases in demand. 

Debt and Credit Facilities

Senior Notes

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we made a number of open market repurchases of our 2028 
Senior Notes and our 2025 Senior Notes that resulted in the extinguishment of $173.5 million in principal of the 
2028  Senior  Notes  and  $55.5  million  in  principal  of  the  2025  Senior  Notes.  Total  cash  consideration  paid  to 
repurchase  the  principal  amount  outstanding  of  the  2028  Senior  Notes  and  the  2025  Senior  Notes,  excluding 
accrued interest, totaled $146.8 million and we recognized a $79.9 million gain on the extinguishment of debt 
during the year ended December 31, 2021.

On May 13, 2020, we issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of the initial 2025 Senior Secured 
Notes.  The  net  proceeds  from  this  offering  were  approximately  $982.9  million  after  deducting  the  initial 
purchasers’ discount and offering expenses. We used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

On December 21, 2020, we issued additional $250.0 million, in aggregate principal amount of the 2025 
Senior Secured Notes. The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $245.7 million after deducting 
the initial purchasers’ discount and offering expenses. We used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes.

On January 24, 2020, we issued $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount of the 2028 Senior Notes. The 
net  proceeds  from  this  offering  were  approximately  $987.0  million  after  deducting  the  initial  purchasers’ 
discount and offering expenses. We used $517.5 million  of the proceeds to fully redeem our 7.00% senior notes 
due 2023 (the “2023 Senior Notes”) and the balance to fund a portion of the cash consideration for Martinez 
Acquisition (as defined below).

On February 14, 2020, we exercised our rights under the indenture governing the 2023 Senior Notes to 
redeem all of the outstanding 2023 Senior Notes at a price of 103.5% of the aggregate principal amount thereof 
plus  accrued  and  unpaid  interest.  The  aggregate  redemption  price  for  all  2023  Senior  Notes  approximated 
$517.5 million plus accrued and unpaid interest. The difference between the carrying value of the 2023 Senior 
Notes on the date they were redeemed and the amount for which they were redeemed was $22.2 million and has 
been  classified  as  Loss  on  extinguishment  of  debt  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  for  the  year 
ending December 31, 2020.

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Catalyst Financing Obligations

In September and October 2021, we settled certain precious metal financing arrangements, resulting in a 

reduction to debt of approximately $31.7 million.

On  September  25,  2020,  we  closed  on  agreements  to  sell  a  portion  of  our  precious  metals  catalyst  to 
certain major commercial banks for approximately $51.9 million and subsequently leased the catalyst back. The 
precious metals financing arrangements cover a portion of the catalyst used in our East Coast Refining System, 
Martinez and Toledo refineries. 

The volumes of the precious metal catalyst and the interest rates are fixed over the term of each financing 
arrangement. We are obligated to repurchase the precious metals catalyst at fair market value upon expiration of 
these leases. For all leases not renewed at maturity, we have the ability and intent to finance such debt through 
availability under our revolving credit facilities.

PBF Holding Revolving Credit Facility

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  we  used  advances  under  our  Revolving  Credit  Facility  to 
fund  a  portion  of  the  Martinez  Acquisition  (as  defined  below)  and  for  other  general  corporate  purposes.  The 
outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 
were $900.0 million.

PBFX Revolving Credit Facility

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  PBFX  made  net  repayments  of 
$100.0 million and $83.0 million on the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility. The outstanding borrowings under the 
PBFX Revolving Credit Facility were $100.0 million as of December 31, 2021.

Refer to “Note 10 - Credit Facilities and Debt” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, for 

further information.

Land Sales

On  December  20,  2021,  PBFX  closed  on  a  third-party  sale  of  real  property  at  the  refined  products 
terminals in the greater Philadelphia area (“East Coast Terminals”). The sale resulted in a gain of approximately 
$2.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, included within Gain on sale of assets in the Consolidated Statements 
of Operations. 

On  December  30,  2020  and  August  1,  2019,  we  closed  on  third-party  sales  of  parcels  of  real  property 
acquired  as  part  of  the  Torrance  refinery,  but  not  part  of  the  refinery  itself.  The  sales  resulted  in  gains  of 
approximately  $8.1  million  and  $33.1  million  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2020  and  third  quarter  of  2019, 
respectively, included within Gain on sale of assets in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

East Coast Refining Reconfiguration

On  December  31,  2020,  we  completed  the  East  Coast  Refining  Reconfiguration.  As  part  of  the 
reconfiguration  process,  we  temporarily  idled  certain  of  our  major  processing  units  at  the  Paulsboro  refinery, 
resulting in lower overall throughput and inventory levels in addition to decreases in capital and operating costs. 
Based on this reconfiguration, our East Coast throughput capacity currently approximates 285,000 barrels per 
day. 

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Turnaround Costs and Assets under Construction

As of December 31, 2020, we accelerated the recognition of approximately $56.2 million of unamortized 
deferred  turnaround  amortization  costs  associated  with  these  idled  units.  Additionally,  we  abandoned  certain 
projects related to assets under construction related to these idled assets, resulting in an impairment charge of 
approximately $11.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Capital Project Abandonments

In  connection  with  our  ongoing  strategic  initiative  to  address  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  including  our 
East Coast Refining Reconfiguration, we reassessed our refinery wide slate of capital projects that were either in 
process or not yet placed into service as of December 31, 2020. Based on this reassessment and our strategic 
plan to reduce capital expenditures, we decided to abandon various capital projects across the refining system, 
resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $79.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. 

Severance Costs

Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we implemented a number of cost reduction initiatives 
to strengthen our financial flexibility and rationalize overhead expenses, including workforce reduction. During 
the  second  quarter  of  2020,  we  reduced  headcount  across  our  refineries,  which  resulted  in  approximately 
$12.9 million of severance related costs. Additionally, as a result of the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration, 
we incurred charges in the fourth quarter of 2020 of approximately $11.8 million of severance related expenses. 
These severance costs were included in general and administrative expenses.

Tax Receivable Agreement

In connection with PBF Energy’s IPO, PBF Energy entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement pursuant to 
which  PBF  Energy  is  required  to  pay  the  members  of  PBF  LLC,  who  exchange  their  units  for  PBF  Energy 
Class  A  common  stock  or  whose  units  PBF  Energy  purchases,  approximately  85%  of  the  cash  savings  in 
income taxes that PBF Energy realizes as a result of the increase in the tax basis of its interest in PBF LLC, 
including  tax  benefits  attributable  to  payments  made  under  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement.  PBF  Energy  has 
recognized, as of December 31, 2021, a liability for the Tax Receivable Agreement of $48.3 million reflecting 
the  estimate  of  the  undiscounted  amounts  that  PBF  Energy  expects  to  pay  under  the  agreement,  net  of  the 
impact of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized in accordance with ASC 740. As of December 31, 
2020, there was zero liability recognized related to the Tax Receivable Agreement. As future taxable income is 
recognized,  increases  in  our  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  liability  may  be  necessary  in  conjunction  with  the 
revaluation of deferred tax assets. Refer to “Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies” and “Note 21 - Income 
Taxes” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more details.

Early Return of Railcars

In the fourth quarter of 2020 we agreed to voluntarily return a portion of railcars under an operating lease 
in  order  to  rationalize  certain  components  of  our  railcar  fleet.  Under  the  terms  of  the  lease  amendment,  we 
agreed to pay amounts in lieu of satisfaction of return conditions (the “early termination penalty”). As a result, 
we recognized an expense of $12.5 million within Cost of sales, consisting of charges for the early termination 
penalty  and  charges  related  to  the  remaining  lease  payments  associated  with  the  railcars  identified  within  the 
amended lease, all of which were idled and out of service as of December 31, 2020. 

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Sale of Hydrogen Plants

On  April  17,  2020,  we  closed  on  the  sale  of  five  hydrogen  plants  to  Air  Products  and  Chemicals,  Inc. 
(“Air Products”) in a sale-leaseback transaction for gross cash proceeds of $530.0 million and recognized a gain 
of  $471.1  million.  In  connection  with  the  sale,  we  entered  into  a  transition  services  agreement,  which  was 
followed  by  the  execution  of  long-term  supply  agreements  in  August  2020,  through  which  Air  Products  will 
exclusively supply hydrogen, steam, carbon dioxide and other products to the Martinez, Torrance and Delaware 
City refineries for a term of fifteen years. 

Martinez Acquisition

We  acquired  the  Martinez  refinery  and  related  logistics  assets  from  Shell  Oil  Products  on  February  1, 
2020 for an aggregate purchase price of $1,253.4 million (the “Martinez Acquisition”), including final working 
capital  of  $216.1  million  and  the  obligation  to  make  certain  post-closing  earn-out  payments  to  Shell  Oil 
Products  based  on  certain  earnings  thresholds  of  the  Martinez  refinery  for  a  period  of  up  to  four  years  (the 
“Martinez  Contingent  Consideration”).  The  transaction  was  financed  through  a  combination  of  cash  on  hand, 
including proceeds from the 2028 Senior Notes, and borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Martinez refinery is located on an 860-acre site in the City of Martinez, 30 miles northeast of San 
Francisco,  California.  The  refinery  is  a  high-conversion  157,000  bpd,  dual-coking  facility  with  a  Nelson 
Complexity  Index  of  16.1,  making  it  one  of  the  most  complex  refineries  in  the  United  States.  The  facility  is 
strategically  positioned  in  Northern  California  and  provides  for  operating  and  commercial  synergies  with  the 
Torrance  refinery  located  in  Southern  California.  In  addition  to  refining  assets,  the  Martinez  Acquisition 
includes  a  number  of  high-quality  onsite  logistics  assets  including  a  deep-water  marine  facility,  product 
distribution terminals and refinery crude and product storage facilities with approximately 8.8 million barrels of 
shell capacity. 

Inventory Intermediation Agreement

On  October  25,  2021,  PBF  Holding  and  its  subsidiaries,  the  PBF  Entities,  entered  into  the  Third 
Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  with  J.  Aron,  pursuant  to  which  the  terms  of  the  existing  inventory 
intermediation agreements were amended and restated in their entirety, including, among other things, pricing 
and an extension of the terms. The Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement extends the term to December 31, 
2024, which term may be further extended by mutual consent of the parties to December 31, 2025.

Pursuant to the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement, J. Aron will continue to purchase and hold 
title  to  the  J.  Aron  Products  purchased  or  produced  by  the  Refineries  and  delivered  into  the  Storage  Tanks. 
Furthermore, J. Aron agrees to sell the J. Aron Products back to PRC and DCR (and, at the election of the PBF 
Entities, Chalmette Refining) as the J. Aron Products are discharged out of the Storage Tanks. We exercised our 
right to include the Chalmette refinery under the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement in November 2021. 
J. Aron has the right to store the J. Aron Products purchased in tanks under the Third Inventory Intermediation 
Agreement and will retain these storage rights for the term of the agreement. We intend to utilize the crude oil 
and will market and sell the refined products independently to third parties.

PBFX Equity Offerings 

On  April  24,  2019,  PBFX  entered 

to  sell  an  aggregate 
of 6,585,500 common units to certain institutional investors in a registered direct offering (the “2019 Registered 
Direct  Offering”)  for  gross  proceeds  of  approximately  $135.0  million.  The  2019  Registered  Direct  Offering 
closed on April 29, 2019.

into  subscription  agreements 

As of December 31, 2021, PBF LLC held a 47.9% limited partner interest in PBFX with the remaining 

52.1% limited partner interest owned by public common unitholders. 

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PBFX Assets and Transactions

PBFX’s  assets  consist  of  various  logistics  assets  (as  described  in  “Item  1.  Business”).  Apart  from 
business  associated  with  certain  third-party  acquisitions,  PBFX’s  revenues  are  derived  from  long-term,  fee-
based  commercial  agreements  with  subsidiaries  of  PBF  Holding,  which  include  minimum  volume 
commitments, for receiving, handling, transferring and storing crude oil, refined products and natural gas. These 
transactions are eliminated by PBF Energy and PBF LLC in consolidation.

Since  the  inception  of  PBFX  in  2014,  PBF  LLC  and  PBFX  have  entered  into  a  series  of  drop-down 
transactions. Such transactions and third-party acquisitions made by PBFX occurring in the three years ended 
December 31, 2021 are discussed below.

TVPC Acquisition

On April 24, 2019, PBFX entered into a contribution agreement with PBF LLC, pursuant to which PBF 
LLC contributed to PBFX all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of TVP Holding 
Company LLC (“TVP Holding”) for total consideration of $200.0 million (the “TVPC Acquisition”). Prior to 
the TVPC Acquisition, TVP Holding owned a 50% membership interest in Torrance Valley Pipeline Company 
LLC (“TVPC”). Subsequent to the closing of the TVPC Acquisition on May 31, 2019, PBFX owns 100% of the 
membership interests in TVPC. The transaction was financed through a combination of proceeds from the 2019 
Registered Direct Offering and borrowings under the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility.

PBFX IDR Restructuring Agreement

On  February  28,  2019,  PBFX  closed  on  the  transaction  contemplated  by  the  equity  restructuring 
agreement (the “IDR Restructuring Agreement”) with PBF LLC and PBF GP, pursuant to which PBFX’s IDRs 
held by PBF LLC were canceled and converted into 10,000,000 newly issued PBFX common units. Subsequent 
to the closing of the IDR Restructuring Agreement, no distributions were made to PBF LLC with respect to the 
IDRs and the newly issued PBFX common units are entitled to normal distributions by PBFX.

Renewable Fuels Standard

We are subject to obligations to purchase RINs required to comply with the Renewable Fuels Standard. 
Our overall RINs obligation is based on a percentage of domestic shipments of on-road fuels as established by 
EPA. To the degree we are unable to blend the required amount of biofuels to satisfy our RINs obligation, RINs 
must  be  purchased  on  the  open  market  to  avoid  penalties  and  fines.  We  record  our  RINs  obligation  on  a  net 
basis in Accrued expenses when our RINs liability is greater than the amount of RINs earned and purchased in a 
given period and in Prepaid and other current assets when the amount of RINs earned and purchased is greater 
than  the  RINs  liability.  We  incurred  approximately  $726.0  million  in  RINs  costs  during  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2021  as  compared  to  $326.4  million  and  $122.7  million  during  the  years  ended  December  31, 
2020 and 2019, respectively. The fluctuations in RINs costs are due primarily to volatility in prices for ethanol-
linked  RINs  and  increases  in  our  production  of  on-road  transportation  fuels  since  2012.  Our  RINs  purchase 
obligation is dependent on our actual shipment of on-road transportation fuels domestically and the amount of 
blending achieved.

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Factors Affecting Operating Results

Overview

Our earnings and cash flows from operations are primarily affected by the relationship between refined 
product  prices  and  the  prices  for  crude  oil  and  other  feedstocks.  The  cost  to  acquire  crude  oil  and  other 
feedstocks and the price of refined products ultimately sold depends on numerous factors beyond our control, 
including the supply of, and demand for, crude oil, gasoline, diesel and other refined products, which, in turn, 
depend  on,  among  other  factors,  changes  in  global  and  regional  economies,  weather  conditions,  global  and 
regional  political  affairs,  production  levels,  the  availability  of  imports,  the  marketing  of  competitive  fuels, 
pipeline capacity, prevailing exchange rates and the extent of government regulation. Our revenue and income 
from  operations  fluctuate  significantly  with  movements  in  industry  refined  product  prices,  our  materials  cost 
fluctuate  significantly  with  movements  in  crude  oil  prices  and  our  other  operating  expenses  fluctuate  with 
movements in the price of energy to meet the power needs of our refineries. In addition, the effect of changes in 
crude oil prices on our operating results is influenced by how the prices of refined products adjust to reflect such 
changes. 

Crude oil and other feedstock costs and the prices of refined products have historically been subject to 
wide  fluctuation.  Expansion  and  upgrading  of  existing  facilities  and  installation  of  additional  refinery 
distillation  or  conversion  capacity,  price  volatility,  governmental  regulations,  international  political  and 
economic developments and other factors beyond our control are likely to continue to play an important role in 
refining  industry  economics.  These  factors  can  impact,  among  other  things,  the  level  of  inventories  in  the 
market,  resulting  in  price  volatility  and  a  reduction  or  increase  in  product  margins.  Moreover,  the  industry 
typically  experiences  seasonal  fluctuations  in  demand  for  refined  products,  such  as  for  gasoline  and  diesel, 
during the summer driving season and for home heating oil during the winter.

Benchmark Refining Margins

In assessing our operating performance, we compare the refining margins (revenue less materials cost) of 
each of our refineries against a specific benchmark industry refining margin based on crack spreads. Benchmark 
refining margins take into account both crude and refined product prices. When these prices are combined in a 
formula they provide a single value—a gross margin per barrel—that, when multiplied by throughput, provides 
an approximation of the gross margin generated by refining activities.

The performance of our East Coast refineries generally follows the Dated Brent (NYH) 2-1-1 benchmark 
refining margin. Our Toledo refinery generally follows the WTI (Chicago) 4-3-1 benchmark refining margin. 
Our Chalmette refinery generally follows the LLS (Gulf Coast) 2-1-1 benchmark refining margin. Our Torrance 
refinery  generally  follows  the  ANS  (West  Coast)  4-3-1  benchmark  refining  margin.  Our  Martinez  refinery 
generally follows the ANS (West Coast) 3-2-1 benchmark refining margin. 

While  the  benchmark  refinery  margins  presented  below  under  “Results  of  Operations—Market 
Indicators”  are  representative  of  the  results  of  our  refineries,  each  refinery’s  realized  gross  margin  on  a  per 
barrel basis will differ from the benchmark due to a variety of factors affecting the performance of the relevant 
refinery  to  its  corresponding  benchmark.  These  factors  include  the  refinery’s  actual  type  of  crude  oil 
throughput,  product  yield  differentials  and  any  other  factors  not  reflected  in  the  benchmark  refining  margins, 
such  as  transportation  costs,  storage  costs,  credit  fees,  fuel  consumed  during  production  and  any  product 
premiums or discounts, as well as inventory fluctuations, timing of crude oil and other feedstock purchases, a 
rising  or  declining  crude  and  product  pricing  environment  and  commodity  price  management  activities.  As 
discussed in more detail below, each of our refineries, depending on market conditions, has certain feedstock-
cost and product-value advantages and disadvantages as compared to the refinery’s relevant benchmark.

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Credit Risk Management

Credit  risk  refers  to  the  risk  that  a  counterparty  will  default  on  its  contractual  obligations  resulting  in 
financial loss to us. Our exposure to credit risk is reflected in the carrying amount of the receivables that are 
presented in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. To minimize credit risk, all customers are subject to extensive 
credit verification procedures and extensions of credit above defined thresholds are to be approved by the senior 
management. Our intention is to trade only with recognized creditworthy third parties. In addition, receivable 
balances are monitored on an ongoing basis. We also limit the risk of bad debts by obtaining security such as 
guarantees or letters of credit.

We continually monitor our market risk exposure, including the impact and developments related to the 
COVID-19 pandemic and the related governmental and consumer responses which have introduced significant 
volatility in the financial markets.

Other Factors

We currently source our crude oil for our refineries on a global basis through a combination of market 
purchases  and  short-term  purchase  contracts,  and  through  our  crude  oil  supply  agreements.  We  believe 
purchases based on market pricing has given us flexibility in obtaining crude oil at lower prices and on a more 
accurate “as needed” basis. Since our East Coast refineries access their crude slates from the Delaware River via 
ship or barge and through our rail facilities at Delaware City, these refineries have the flexibility to purchase 
crude oils from the Mid-Continent and Western Canada, as well as a number of different countries. We have not 
sourced crude oil under our crude supply arrangement with Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PDVSA”) since 2017 
as  PDVSA  has  suspended  deliveries  due  to  our  inability  to  agree  to  mutually  acceptable  payment  terms  and 
because of U.S. government sanctions against PDVSA.

Currently,  crude  oil  delivered  by  rail  is  consumed  at  our  East  Coast  refineries.  The  Delaware  City  rail 
unloading  facilities,  and  the  East  Coast  Storage  Assets,  allow  our  East  Coast  refineries  to  source  WTI-based 
crude  oils  from  Western  Canada  and  the  Mid-Continent,  which  we  believe,  at  times,  may  provide  cost 
advantages  versus  traditional  Brent-based  international  crude  oils.  In  support  of  this  rail  strategy,  we  have  at 
times  entered  into  agreements  to  lease  or  purchase  crude  railcars.  Certain  of  these  railcars  were  subsequently 
sold to a third-party, which has leased the railcars back to us for periods of between four and seven years. In 
subsequent periods, we have sold or returned railcars to optimize our railcar portfolio. Our railcar fleet, at times, 
provides transportation flexibility within our crude oil sourcing strategy that allows our East Coast refineries to 
process cost advantaged crude from Canada and the Mid-Continent.

Our  operating  cost  structure  is  also  important  to  our  profitability.  Major  operating  costs  include  costs 
relating  to  employees  and  contract  labor,  energy,  maintenance  and  environmental  compliance,  and  emission 
control regulations, including the cost of RINs required for compliance with the Renewable Fuels Standard. The 
predominant variable cost is energy, in particular, the price of utilities, natural gas and electricity.

Our operating results are also affected by the reliability of our refinery operations. Unplanned downtime 
of  our  refinery  assets  generally  results  in  lost  margin  opportunity  and  increased  maintenance  expense.  The 
financial impact of planned downtime, such as major turnaround maintenance, is managed through a planning 
process  that  considers  such  things  as  the  margin  environment,  the  availability  of  resources  to  perform  the 
needed maintenance and feed logistics, whereas unplanned downtime does not afford us this opportunity.

Furthermore,  during  2020  our  operating  results  were  negatively  impacted  by  the  ongoing  COVID-19 
pandemic which has caused a significant decline in the demand for our refined products and a decrease in the 
prices for crude oil and refined products, both of which have negatively impacted our revenues, cost of sales 
and operating income. 

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Refinery-Specific Information

The  following  section  includes  refinery-specific  information  related  to  our  operations,  crude  oil 

differentials, ancillary costs, and local premiums and discounts.

East Coast Refining System (Delaware City and Paulsboro Refineries). The benchmark refining margin 
for  the  East  Coast  Refining  System  is  calculated  by  assuming  that  two  barrels  of  Dated  Brent  crude  oil  are 
converted  into  one  barrel  of  gasoline  and  one  barrel  of  diesel.  We  calculate  this  benchmark  using  the  NYH 
market value of reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (“RBOB”) and ULSD against the market value 
of Dated Brent and refer to the benchmark as the Dated Brent (NYH) 2-1-1 benchmark refining margin. The 
East Coast Refining System has a product slate of approximately 44% gasoline, 32% distillate, 2% high-value 
Group I lubricants, 2% high-value petrochemicals, with the remaining portion of the product slate comprised of 
lower-value products (4% petroleum coke, 4% LPGs, 9% black oil and 3% other). For this reason, we believe 
the Dated Brent (NYH) 2-1-1 is an appropriate benchmark industry refining margin. The majority of East Coast 
refining revenues are generated off NYH-based market prices.

The East Coast Refining System’s realized gross margin on a per barrel basis is projected to differ from 

the Dated Brent (NYH) 2-1-1 benchmark refining margin due to the following factors:

•
the  system  processes  a  slate  of  primarily  medium  and  heavy  sour  crude  oils,  which  has  constituted 
approximately 60% to 70% of total throughput. The remaining throughput consists of sweet crude oil and 
other  feedstocks  and  blendstocks.  In  addition,  we  have  the  capability  to  process  a  significant  volume  of 
light, sweet crude oil depending on market conditions. Our total throughput costs have historically priced at 
a discount to Dated Brent; and

•
as  a  result  of  the  heavy,  sour  crude  slate  processed  at  our  East  Coast  Refining  System,  we  produce 
lower value products including sulfur, carbon dioxide and petroleum coke. These products are priced at a 
significant discount to RBOB and ULSD.

•
the Paulsboro refinery produces Group I lubricants which carry a premium sales price to RBOB and 
ULSD and the black oil is sold as asphalt which may be sold at a premium or discount to Dated Brent based 
on the market.

Toledo Refinery. The benchmark refining margin for the Toledo refinery is calculated by assuming that 
four barrels of WTI crude oil are converted into three barrels of gasoline, one-half barrel of ULSD and one-half 
barrel of jet fuel. We calculate this refining margin using the Chicago market values of CBOB and ULSD and 
the United States Gulf Coast value of jet fuel against the market value of WTI and refer to this benchmark as the 
WTI  (Chicago)  4-3-1  benchmark  refining  margin.  Our  Toledo  refinery  has  a  product  slate  of  approximately 
56% gasoline, 30% distillate, 5% high-value petrochemicals (including nonene, tetramer, benzene, xylene and 
toluene)  with  the  remaining  portion  of  the  product  slate  comprised  of  lower-value  products  (5%  LPGs,  2% 
black  oil  and  2%  other).  For  this  reason,  we  believe  the  WTI  (Chicago)  4-3-1  is  an  appropriate  benchmark 
industry refining margin. The majority of Toledo revenues are generated off Chicago-based market prices.

The Toledo refinery’s realized gross margin on a per barrel basis has historically differed from the WTI 

(Chicago) 4-3-1 benchmark refining margin due to the following factors:

the Toledo refinery processes a slate of domestic sweet and Canadian synthetic crude oil. Historically, 

•
Toledo’s blended average crude costs have differed from the market value of WTI crude oil;

the Toledo refinery configuration enables it to produce more barrels of product than throughput which 

•
generates a pricing benefit; and

the  Toledo  refinery  generates  a  pricing  benefit  on  some  of  its  refined  products,  primarily  its 

•
petrochemicals.

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Chalmette Refinery. The benchmark refining margin for the Chalmette refinery is calculated by assuming 
two barrels of LLS crude oil are converted into one barrel of gasoline and one barrel of diesel. We calculate this 
benchmark  using  the  US  Gulf  Coast  market  value  of  87  conventional  gasoline  and  ULSD  against  the  market 
value  of  LLS  and  refer  to  this  benchmark  as  the  LLS  (Gulf  Coast)  2-1-1  benchmark  refining  margin.  Our 
Chalmette  refinery  has  a  product  slate  of  approximately  45%  gasoline  and  33%  distillate,  2%  high-value 
petrochemicals  with  the  remaining  portion  of  the  product  slate  comprised  of  lower-value  products  (8%  black 
oil, 5% LPGs, 4% petroleum coke, and 3% other). For this reason, we believe the LLS (Gulf Coast) 2-1-1 is an 
appropriate  benchmark  industry  refining  margin.  The  majority  of  Chalmette  revenues  are  generated  off  Gulf 
Coast-based market prices.

The  Chalmette  refinery’s  realized  gross  margin  on  a  per  barrel  basis  has  historically  differed  from  the 

LLS (Gulf Coast) 2-1-1 benchmark refining margin due to the following factors:

the Chalmette refinery has generally processed a slate of primarily medium and heavy sour crude oils, 
•
which  has  historically  constituted  approximately  50%  to  75%  of  total  throughput.  The  remaining 
throughput consists of sweet crude oil and other feedstocks and blendstocks; and

as  a  result  of  the  heavy,  sour  crude  slate  processed  at  Chalmette,  we  produce  lower-value  products 
•
including sulfur and petroleum coke. These products are priced at a significant discount to 87 conventional 
gasoline and ULSD.

The  PRL  (pre-treater,  reformer,  light  ends)  project  was  completed  in  2017  which  has  increased  high-
octane, ultra-low sulfur reformate and chemicals production. The new crude oil tank was also commissioned in 
2017  and  is  allowing  additional  gasoline  and  diesel  exports,  reduced  RINs  compliance  costs  and  lower  crude 
ship demurrage costs. 

Additionally,  the  idled  12,000  barrel  per  day  coker  unit  was  restarted  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2019  to 
increase the refinery’s long-term feedstock flexibility to capture the potential benefit in the price for heavy and 
high-sulfur  feedstocks.  The  unit  has  increased  the  refinery’s  total  coking  capacity  to  approximately  40,000 
barrels per day.

Torrance Refinery. The benchmark refining margin for the Torrance refinery is calculated by assuming 
that four barrels of ANS crude oil are converted into three barrels of gasoline, one-half barrel of diesel and one-
half  barrel  of  jet  fuel.  We  calculate  this  benchmark  using  the  West  Coast  Los  Angeles  market  value  of 
California reformulated blendstock for oxygenate blending (“CARBOB”), CARB diesel and jet fuel and refer to 
the benchmark as the ANS (West Coast) 4-3-1 benchmark refining margin. Our Torrance refinery has a product 
slate  of  approximately  63%  gasoline  and  21%  distillate  with  the  remaining  portion  of  the  product  slate 
comprised of lower-value products (3% LPG, 3% black oil and 10% other). For this reason, we believe the ANS 
(West Coast) 4-3-1 is an appropriate benchmark industry refining margin. The majority of Torrance revenues 
are generated off West Coast Los Angeles-based market prices.

The  Torrance  refinery’s  realized  gross  margin  on  a  per  barrel  basis  has  historically  differed  from  the 

ANS (West Coast) 4-3-1 benchmark refining margin due to the following factors:

•
the  Torrance  refinery  has  generally  processed  a  slate  of  primarily  heavy  sour  crude  oils,  which  has 
historically  constituted  approximately  80%  to  90%  of  total  throughput.  The  Torrance  crude  slate  has  the 
lowest API gravity (typically an API) gravity of less than 20 degrees) of all of our refineries. The remaining 
throughput consists of other feedstocks and blendstocks; and

•
as  a  result  of  the  heavy,  sour  crude  slate  processed  at  Torrance,  we  produce  lower-value  products 
including  petroleum  coke  and  sulfur.  These  products  are  priced  at  a  significant  discount  to  gasoline  and 
diesel.

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Martinez Refinery. The benchmark refining margin for the Martinez refinery is calculated by assuming 
that three barrels of ANS crude oil are converted into two barrels of gasoline, one-quarter barrel of diesel and 
three-quarter barrel of jet fuel. We calculate this benchmark using the West Coast San Francisco market value 
of CARBOB, CARB diesel and jet fuel and refer to the benchmark as the ANS (West Coast) 3-2-1 benchmark 
refining  margin.  Our  Martinez  refinery  has  a  product  slate  of  approximately  60%  gasoline  and  30%  distillate 
with  the  remaining  portion  of  the  product  slate  comprised  of  lower-value  products  (4%  petroleum  coke,  4% 
LPG  and  2%  other).  For  this  reason,  we  believe  the  ANS  (West  Coast)  3-2-1  is  an  appropriate  benchmark 
industry refining margin. The majority of Martinez revenues are generated off West Coast San Francisco-based 
market prices.

The  Martinez  refinery’s  realized  gross  margin  on  a  per  barrel  basis  has  historically  differed  from  the 

ANS (West Coast) 4-3-1 benchmark refining margin due to the following factors:

the Martinez refinery has generally processed a slate of primarily heavy sour crude oils, which has 
•
historically constituted approximately 80% to 90% of total throughput. The remaining throughput consists 
of other feedstocks and blendstocks; and

as a result of the heavy, sour crude slate processed at Martinez, we produce lower-value products 

•
including petroleum coke and sulfur. These products are priced at a significant discount to gasoline and 
CARB diesel.

Results of Operations

The  tables  below  reflect  our  consolidated  financial  and  operating  highlights  for  the  years  ended 
December  31,  2021,  2020  and  2019  (amounts  in  millions,  except  per  share  data).  Differences  between  the 
results  of  operations  of  PBF  Energy  and  PBF  LLC  primarily  pertain  to  income  taxes,  interest  expense  and 
noncontrolling interest as shown below. Earnings per share information applies only to the financial results of 
PBF  Energy.  We  operate  in  two  reportable  business  segments:  Refining  and  Logistics.  Our  oil  refineries, 
excluding  the  assets  owned  by  PBFX,  are  all  engaged  in  the  refining  of  crude  oil  and  other  feedstocks  into 
petroleum products, and are aggregated into the Refining segment. PBFX is a publicly-traded MLP that operates 
certain logistics assets such as crude oil and refined products terminals, pipelines and storage facilities. PBFX’s 
operations  are  aggregated  into  the  Logistics  segment.  We  do  not  separately  discuss  our  results  by  individual 
segments  as,  apart  from  PBFX’s  third-party  acquisitions,  our  Logistics  segment  did  not  have  any  significant 
third-party revenues and a significant portion of its operating results eliminated in consolidation.  

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Year Ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

$ 

27,253.4  $ 

15,115.9  $ 

24,508.2 

23,826.8 

14,275.6 

21,387.5 

2,085.9 

453.5 

26,366.2 

1,918.3 

551.7 

16,745.6 

1,782.3 

425.3 

23,595.1 

247.3 

13.3 

32.4 

— 

(3.0)   

248.5 

11.3 

(93.7)   

98.8 

(477.8)   

284.0 

10.8 

(0.8) 

— 

(29.9) 

26,656.2 

16,532.7 

23,859.2 

597.2 

(1,416.8)   

649.0 

(317.5)   

(48.3)   

8.5 

79.9 

7.8 

327.6 

12.1 

315.5 

84.5 

(258.2)   

373.5 

(11.8)   

(22.2)   

4.3 

(1,331.2)   

2.1 

(1,333.3)   

59.1 

(159.6) 

— 

(9.7) 

— 

(0.2) 

479.5 

104.3 

375.2 

55.8 

231.0  $ 

(1,392.4)  $ 

319.4 

887.2  $ 

(1,629.7)  $ 

913.1 

3,087.7  $ 

496.8  $ 

2,801.2 

1.92  $ 

1.90  $ 

(11.64)  $ 

(11.64)  $ 

2.66 

2.64 

PBF Energy

Revenues

Cost and expenses:

Cost of products and other

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and 
amortization expense as reflected below)
Depreciation and amortization expense

Cost of sales

General and administrative expenses (excluding 
depreciation and amortization expense as reflected 
below)

Depreciation and amortization expense

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Impairment expense

Gain on sale of assets
Total cost and expenses

Income (loss) from operations

Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net 

Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability

Change in fair value of catalyst obligations

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt 

Other non-service components of net periodic 
benefit cost 

Income (loss) before income taxes 

Income tax expense  

Net income (loss) 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling 
interests

Net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy Inc. 
stockholders

Consolidated gross margin

Gross refining margin (1)

Net income available to Class A common stock per 
share:

Basic

Diluted

——————————
(1) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

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PBF LLC

Revenues

Cost and expenses:

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

$ 

27,253.4  $ 

15,115.9  $ 

24,508.2 

Cost of products and other
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and 
amortization expense as reflected below)

Depreciation and amortization expense

Cost of sales

General and administrative expenses (excluding 
depreciation and amortization expense as reflected 
below)

Depreciation and amortization expense

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Impairment expense

Gain on sale of assets

Total cost and expenses

23,826.8 

14,275.6 

21,387.5 

2,085.9 

453.5 

26,366.2 

1,918.3 

551.7 

16,745.6 

1,782.3 

425.3 

23,595.1 

245.2 

13.3 

32.4 

— 

(3.0)   

247.7 

11.3 

(93.7)   

98.8 

(477.8)   

282.3 

10.8 

(0.8) 

— 

(29.9) 

26,654.1 

16,531.9 

23,857.5 

Income (loss) from operations

599.3 

(1,416.0)   

650.7 

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net 

Change in fair value of catalyst obligations

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt 
Other non-service components of net periodic benefit 
cost 

Income (loss) before income taxes 

Income tax (benefit) expense

Net income (loss)

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling 
interests

Net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy 
Company LLC

(327.8)   

8.5 

79.9 

7.8 

367.7 

(14.0)   

381.7 

(268.5)   

(11.8)   

(22.2)   

4.3 

(1,714.2)   

6.1 

(1,720.3)   

82.1 

76.2 

(169.1) 

(9.7) 

— 

(0.2) 

471.7 

(8.3) 

480.0 

51.5 

$ 

299.6  $ 

(1,796.5)  $ 

428.5 

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Operating Highlights

Key Operating Information
Production (bpd in thousands)

Crude oil and feedstocks throughput (bpd in thousands)

Total crude oil and feedstocks throughput (millions of 
barrels)
Consolidated gross margin per barrel of throughput

Gross refining margin, excluding special items, per barrel of 
throughput (1)
Refinery operating expense, per barrel of throughput 

Crude and feedstocks (% of total throughput) (2)

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

852.2 

834.5 

304.6 

2.91 

7.94 

6.56 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

737.1 

727.7 

266.3 

(6.12) 

3.23 

6.89 

$ 

$ 

$ 

825.2 

823.1 

300.4 

3.04 

8.51 

5.61 

Heavy
Medium

Light

Other feedstocks and blends

Total throughput

Yield (% of total throughput)

Gasoline and gasoline blendstocks

Distillates and distillate blendstocks

Lubes

Chemicals

Other

Total yield

——————————
(1) See Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

 34 %

 31 %

 18 %

 17 %

 42 %

 26 %

 17 %

 15 %

 32 %

 28 %

 26 %

 14 %

 100 %

 100 %

 100 %

 53 %

 30 %

 1 %

 2 %

 16 %

 102 %

 51 %

 30 %

 1 %

 1 %

 18 %

 101 %

 49 %

 32 %

 1 %

 2 %

 16 %

 100 %

(2) We define heavy crude oil as crude oil with an API gravity of less than 24 degrees. We define medium crude 
oil as crude oil with an API gravity between 24 and 35 degrees. We define light crude oil as crude oil with an 
API gravity higher than 35 degrees.

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The table below summarizes certain market indicators relating to our operating results as reported by Platts, a 
division of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

Dated Brent crude oil 

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil

Light Louisiana Sweet (LLS) crude oil 

Alaska North Slope (ANS) crude oil

Crack Spreads

Dated Brent (NYH) 2-1-1

WTI (Chicago) 4-3-1

LLS (Gulf Coast) 2-1-1

ANS (West Coast-LA) 4-3-1

ANS (West Coast-SF) 3-2-1

Crude Oil Differentials

Dated Brent (foreign) less WTI

Dated Brent less Maya (heavy, sour)

Dated Brent less WTS (sour)

Dated Brent less ASCI (sour)

WTI less WCS (heavy, sour)

WTI less Bakken (light, sweet)

WTI less Syncrude (light, sweet)

WTI less LLS (light, sweet)

WTI less ANS (light, sweet)

Natural gas (dollars per MMBTU)

2021 Compared to 2020 

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

(dollars per barrel, except as noted)

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

70.89  $ 

68.10  $ 

69.59  $ 

70.56  $ 

16.84  $ 

16.34  $ 

16.03  $ 

20.10  $ 

20.55  $ 

2.80  $ 

6.47  $ 

2.63  $ 

3.90  $ 

14.19  $ 

(0.14)  $ 

2.25  $ 

(1.50)  $ 

(2.46)  $ 

3.73  $ 

41.62  $ 

39.25  $ 

41.13  $ 

42.20  $ 

9.11  $ 

6.30  $ 

7.59  $ 

11.30  $ 

9.99  $ 

2.37  $ 

5.37  $ 

2.33  $ 

1.81  $ 

10.72  $ 

2.41  $ 

2.13  $ 

(1.88)  $ 

(2.95)  $ 

2.13  $ 

64.34 

57.03 

62.67 

65.00 

12.68 

15.25 

12.43 

18.46 

17.16 

7.31 

6.76 

8.09 

3.73 

13.61 

0.66 

0.18 

(5.64) 

(7.97) 

2.53 

Overview— PBF Energy net income was $315.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared 
to  net  loss  of  $(1,333.3)  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020.  PBF  LLC  net  income  was  $381.7 
million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  compared  to  net  loss  of  $(1,720.3)  million  for  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2020.  Net  income  attributable  to  PBF  Energy  stockholders  was  $231.0  million,  or  $1.90  per 
diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2021 ($1.90 per share on a fully-exchanged, fully-diluted basis 
based  on  adjusted  fully-converted  net  income,  or  $(2.50)  per  share  on  a  fully-exchanged,  fully-diluted  basis 
based on adjusted fully-converted net loss excluding special items, as described below in Non-GAAP Financial 
Measures) compared to net loss attributable to PBF Energy stockholders of $(1,392.4) million, or $(11.64) per 
diluted  share,  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  ($(11.64)  per  share  on  a  fully-exchanged,  fully-diluted 
basis based on adjusted fully-converted net loss, or $(11.78) per share on a fully-exchanged, fully-diluted basis 
based on adjusted fully-converted net loss excluding special items, as described below in Non-GAAP Financial 
Measures). The net income attributable to PBF Energy stockholders represents PBF Energy’s equity interest in 
PBF LLC’s pre-tax income, less applicable income tax expense. PBF Energy’s weighted-average equity interest 
in PBF LLC was 99.2% and 99.1% for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Our results for the year ended December 31, 2021 were positively impacted by special items consisting 
of a non-cash, pre-tax LCM inventory adjustment of approximately $669.6 million, or $496.2 million net of tax, 
a  pre-tax  gain  on  the  extinguishment  of  debt  associated  with  the  repurchase  of    a  portion  of  our  2028  Senior 
Notes and 2025 Senior Notes of $79.9 million, or $59.2 million net of tax, a gain on the sale of certain PBFX 
land  of  $2.8  million,  or  $2.1  million  net  of  tax,  and  a  $37.4  million  tax  benefit  associated  with  the 
remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets, offset by pre-tax charges associated with the change in the Tax 
Receivable Agreement liability of $48.3 million, or $35.8 million net of tax and a change in fair value of the 
Martinez Contingent Consideration and the contingent consideration related to the PBFX acquisition of the East 
Coast  Storage  Assets  from  Crown  Point  International,  LLC  (“Crown  Point”)  (the  “East  Coast  Storage  Assets 
Acquisition”) of $32.4 million, or $24.0 million net of tax. Our results for the year ended December 31, 2020 
were positively impacted by special items consisting of a gain on the sale of hydrogen plants of $471.1 million, 
or $345.8 million net of tax, a pre-tax gain on the sale of land at our Torrance refinery of $8.1 million, or $5.9 
million  net  of  tax,  a  change  in  fair  value  of  the  Martinez  Contingent  Consideration  and  the  contingent 
consideration associated with the East Coast Storage Asset Acquisition (the “PBFX Contingent Consideration”) 
of $93.7 million, or $68.8 million net of tax and a pre-tax change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability of 
$373.5 million, or $274.1 million net of tax. Our results for the year ended December 31, 2020 were negatively 
impacted by special items consisting of a non-cash, pre-tax LCM inventory adjustment of approximately $268.0 
million, or $196.7 million net of tax, pre-tax, debt extinguishment costs associated with the early redemption of 
the  2023  Senior  Notes  of  $22.2  million,  or  $16.3  million  net  of  tax,  severance  costs  related  to  reductions  in 
workforce of $24.7 million, or $18.1 million net of tax, impairment expense of $98.8 million or $72.5 million 
net of tax, related to the write-down of certain assets and project abandonments, early return of certain leased 
railcars of $12.5 million or  $9.2 million net of tax, accelerated turnaround amortization costs of $56.2 million 
or  $41.3  million  net  of  tax,  a  LIFO  inventory  decrement  of  $83.0  million  or  $60.9  million  net  of  tax, 
reconfiguration charges of $5.3 million or $3.9 million net of tax and $259.1 million of tax expense associated 
with the remeasurement of certain deferred tax assets.

Excluding  the  impact  of  these  special  items,  our  results  were  positively  impacted  by  increases  in  the 
demand for our refined products and improved margins for refined product, which have positively impacted our 
revenues,  cost  of  products  sold  and  operating  income.  When  comparing  the  results  to  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020, demand for our products has started to recover, evidenced by higher throughput volumes 
and barrels sold at the majority of the refineries, as well as higher refining margins. Additionally, our results for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  were  positively  impacted  by  lower  general  and  administrative  expenses 
when compared to prior year. During the year ended December 31, 2020 our results were negatively impacted 
by higher general and administrative expenses associated with integration costs in connection with the Martinez 
Acquisition and accelerated amortization costs associated with the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration.

Revenues—  Revenues  totaled  $27.3  billion  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  compared  to  $15.1 
billion for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of approximately $12.2 billion or 80.8%. Revenues 
per  barrel  sold  were  $80.79  and  $49.43  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021  and  2020,  respectively,  an 
increase of 63.4% directly related to higher hydrocarbon commodity prices. For the year ended December 31, 
2021,  the  total  throughput  rates  at  our  East  Coast,  Mid-Continent,  Gulf  Coast  and  West  Coast  refineries 
averaged  approximately  250,900  bpd,  134,100  bpd,  163,300  bpd  and  286,200  bpd,  respectively.  For  the  year 
ended  December  31,  2020,  the  total  throughput  rates  at  our  East  Coast,  Mid-Continent,  Gulf  Coast  and  West 
Coast refineries averaged approximately 263,000 bpd, 96,700 bpd, 137,700 bpd and 230,300 bpd, respectively.  
For the year ended December 31, 2021, the total barrels sold at our East Coast, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and 
West  Coast  refineries  averaged  approximately  292,500  bpd,  142,600  bpd,  170,400  bpd  and  318,700  bpd, 
respectively.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  the  total  barrels  sold  at  our  East  Coast,  Mid-Continent, 
Gulf  Coast  and  West  Coast  refineries  averaged  approximately  296,200  bpd,  114,500  bpd,  159,700  bpd  and 
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The throughput rates at our refineries were higher in the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to the 
same period in 2020, with the exception of lower rates in the East Coast as a result of the East Coast Refining 
Reconfiguration,  which  took  place  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2020.  We  operated  our  refineries  at  reduced  rates 
beginning in March 2020, and increased throughput rates across our entire refining system to correlate with the 
gradual increases in demand experienced during the year ended December 31, 2021, while still running below 
historic levels. We plan on continuing to operate our refineries at lower utilization levels until such time that 
sustained  product  demand  justifies  higher  production.  Total  refined  product  barrels  sold  were  higher  than 
throughput rates, reflecting sales from inventory as well as sales and purchases of refined products outside our 
refineries.

Consolidated  Gross  Margin—  Consolidated  gross  margin  totaled  $887.2  million  for  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2021,  compared  to  $(1,629.7)  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  an  increase  of 
$2,516.9  million.  Gross  refining  margin  (as  described  below  in  Non-GAAP  Financial  Measures)  totaled 
$3,087.7 million, or $10.14 per barrel of throughput, for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared to $496.8 
million, or $1.86 per barrel of throughput, for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of approximately 
$2,590.9 million. Gross refining margin excluding special items totaled $2,418.1 million, or $7.94 per barrel of 
throughput,  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  compared  to  $860.3  million,  or  $3.23  per  barrel  of 
throughput, for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $1,557.8 million.

Consolidated  gross  margin  and  gross  refining  margin  were  positively  impacted  by  a  non-cash  LCM 
adjustment of  $669.6 million on a net basis resulting from the increase in crude oil and refined product prices 
from  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  to  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021.  Gross  refining  margin, 
excluding the impact of special items, increased due to favorable movements in certain crude differentials and 
an  overall  increase  in  throughput  rates  and  refining  margins.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  special 
items  impacting  our  margin  calculations  included  an  unfavorable  non-cash  LCM  inventory  adjustment  of 
approximately $268.0 million on a net basis, resulting from a decrease in crude oil and refined product prices 
from the year ended December 31, 2019, a LIFO inventory decrement charge of $83.0 million mainly related to 
our East Coast LIFO inventory layer and the reduction to our East Coast inventory experienced as part of the 
East Coast Refining Reconfiguration, and early return of certain leased railcars of $12.5 million.

Additionally, our results continue to be impacted by significant costs to comply with the Renewable Fuel 
Standard. Total Renewable Fuel Standard costs were $726.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 in 
comparison to $326.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. 

Average  industry  margins  were  mostly  favorable  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  compared 
with the prior year, primarily due to varying timing and extent of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
regional demand and commodity prices. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we experienced an increase in 
demand  for  our  products  in  connection  with  the  lifting  or  easing  of  restrictions  by  many  governmental 
authorities and the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and other protective measures.

Favorable  movements  in  these  benchmark  crude  differentials  typically  result  in  lower  crude  costs  and 
positively impact our earnings, while reductions in these benchmark crude differentials typically result in higher 
crude costs and negatively impact our earnings.

On  the  East  Coast,  the  Dated  Brent  (NYH)  2-1-1  industry  crack  spread  was  approximately  $16.84  per 
barrel,  or  84.9%  higher,  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  as  compared  to  $9.11  per  barrel  in  the  same 
period  in  2020.  Our  margins  were  positively  impacted  from  our  refinery  specific  slate  on  the  East  Coast  by 
strengthened  Dated  Brent/Maya  differential,  which  increased  by  $1.10  per  barrel,  offset  by  weakened  WTI/
Bakken differential, which decreased by $2.55 per barrel in comparison to the same period in 2020. The WTI/
WCS differential increased to $14.19 per barrel in 2021 compared to $10.72 per barrel in 2020, which favorably 
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Across  the  Mid-Continent,  the  WTI  (Chicago)  4-3-1  industry  crack  spread  was  $16.34  per  barrel,  or 
159.4% higher, in the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared to $6.30 per barrel in the prior year. Our 
margins were negatively impacted from our refinery specific slate in the Mid-Continent by a decreasing WTI/
Bakken differential, which averaged a premium of $0.14 per barrel in the year ended December 31, 2021, as 
compared to a discount of $2.41 per barrel in the prior year. This decrease was slightly offset by strengthening 
WTI/Syncrude differential which averaged $2.25 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared 
to $2.13 per barrel in the prior year. 

On the Gulf Coast, the LLS (Gulf Coast) 2-1-1 industry crack spread was $16.03 per barrel, or 111.2% 
higher, in the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to $7.59 per barrel in the prior year. Margins on the 
Gulf Coast were positively impacted from our refinery specific slate by a strengthening WTI/LLS differential, 
which averaged a premium of $1.50 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to a premium 
of $1.88 per barrel in the prior year.

On the West Coast, the ANS (West Coast) 4-3-1 industry crack spread was $20.10 per barrel, or 77.9% 
higher, in the year ended December 31, 2021 as compared to $11.30 per barrel in the prior year. Additionally,  
the ANS (West Coast) 3-2-1 industry crack spread was $20.55 per barrel, or 105.7% higher, in the year ended 
December  31,  2021  as  compared  to  $9.99  per  barrel  in  the  prior  year.  Our  margins  on  the  West  Coast  were 
positively impacted from our refinery specific slate by a strengthening WTI/ANS differential, which averaged a 
premium  of  $2.46  per  barrel  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  as  compared  to  a  premium  of  $2.95  per 
barrel in the prior year.

Operating  Expenses—  Operating  expenses  totaled  $2,085.9  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2021 compared to $1,918.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, increase of approximately $167.6 
million, or  8.7%. Of the total $2,085.9 million of operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2021, 
$1,999.1 million, or $6.56 per barrel of throughput, related to expenses incurred by the Refining segment, while 
the remaining $86.8 million related to expenses incurred by the Logistics segment ($1,835.2 million or $6.89 
per barrel of throughput, and $83.1 million of operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 related 
to the Refining and Logistics segments, respectively). Increases in operating expenses were mainly attributable 
to  increases  in  natural  gas  volumes  and  price  across  our  refineries  when  compared  to  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2020.  Additionally,  we  experienced  higher  maintenance  and  operational  costs  due  to  increased 
production when compared to the prior year. These increases were partially offset by cost-savings realized in 
2021 as a result of the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration (East Coast operating expenses decreased by $18.7 
million when compared to 2020) as well as reductions in discretionary activities and third-party services, which 
are in line with our cost reduction initiatives taken to strengthen our financial flexibility.

General and Administrative Expenses— General and administrative expenses totaled $247.3 million for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  compared  to  $248.5  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  a 
decrease of $1.2 million or 0.5%. The slight decrease in general and administrative expenses for the year ended 
December  31,  2021  in  comparison  to  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  primarily  related  to  reductions  in 
outside service costs offset by increases in salaries, wages and benefits and other fixed expenses. Our general 
and  administrative  expenses  are  comprised  of  personnel,  facilities  and  other  infrastructure  costs  necessary  to 
support our refineries and related logistics assets.

Depreciation and Amortization Expense— Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $466.8 million 
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  (including  $453.5  million  recorded  within  Cost  of  sales)  compared  to 
$563.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 (including $551.7 million recorded within Cost of sales), 
a  decrease  of  $96.2  million.  The  decrease  was  a  result  of  reduced  depreciation  and  amortization  expense 
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Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration— Change in fair value of contingent consideration 
represented  a  loss  of  $32.4  million  and  a  gain  of  $93.7  million  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021  and 
December 31, 2020, respectively. These losses and gains were related to the changes in estimated fair value of 
the  Martinez  Contingent  Consideration  and  the  PBFX  Contingent  Consideration,  both  associated  with 
acquisition related earn-out obligations.

Impairment  expense—  There  was  no  impairment  expense  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021. 
Impairment expense totaled $98.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, and was associated with the 
write-down of certain assets as a result of the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration, other refinery wide project 
abandonments and the write-down of certain PBFX long-lived assets. 

Gain on Sale of Assets— There was a gain of $3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 related 
primarily  to  a  third-party  sale  of  PBFX  real  property.  There  was  a  gain  of  $477.8  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020 related primarily to the sale of five hydrogen plants and the sale of a parcel of land at our 
Torrance refinery. 

Change in Tax Receivable Agreement Liability— Change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  represented  a  loss  of  $48.3  million.  Change  in  the  Tax  Receivable 
Agreement liability for the year ended December 31, 2020, represented a gain of $373.5 million. These losses 
and gains were primarily the result of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance recorded in accordance with ASC 
740, related to the reduction of deferred tax assets associated with the payments made or expected to be made in 
connection with the Tax Receivable Agreement liability and based on future taxable income. 

Change in Fair Value of Catalyst Obligations— Change in fair value of catalyst obligations represented 
a gain of $8.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to a loss of $11.8 million for the year 
ended  December  31,  2020.  These  gains  and  losses  relate  to  the  change  in  value  of  the  precious  metals 
underlying  the  sale  and  leaseback  of  our  refineries’  precious  metal  catalysts,  which  we  are  obligated  to 
repurchase at fair market value upon lease termination.

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt— We incurred a gain on extinguishment of debt of $79.9 million 
in the year ended December 31, 2021 related to the repurchase of a portion of our 2028 Senior Notes and 2025 
Senior  Notes.  We  incurred  debt  extinguishment  costs  of  $22.2  million  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020 
related to the redemption of our 2023 Senior Notes. 

Interest  Expense,  net—  PBF  Energy  interest  expense  totaled  $317.5  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2021, compared to $258.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, an increase of $59.3 
million. This net increase is mainly attributable to higher interest costs associated with the issuance of the 2025 
Senior  Secured  Notes  in  May  2020  and  December  2020,  partially  offset  by  lower  interest  expense  associated 
with  the  repurchase  of  a  portion  of  the  2028  Senior  Notes  and  2025  Senior  Notes.  Interest  expense  includes 
interest  on  long-term  debt  including  the  PBFX  credit  facilities,  costs  related  to  the  sale  and  leaseback  of  our 
precious metal catalysts, financing costs associated with the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement with J. 
Aron,  letter  of  credit  fees  associated  with  the  purchase  of  certain  crude  oils  and  the  amortization  of  deferred 
financing  costs.  PBF  LLC  interest  expense  totaled  $327.8  million  and  $268.5  million  for  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  respectively  (inclusive  of  $10.3  million,  respectively,  of 
incremental interest expense on the affiliate note payable with PBF Energy that eliminates in consolidation at 
the PBF Energy level).

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Income Tax Expense— PBF LLC is organized as a limited liability company and PBFX is an MLP, both 
of which are treated as “flow-through” entities for federal income tax purposes and therefore are not subject to 
income  tax.  However,  two  subsidiaries  of  Chalmette  Refining  and  our  Canadian  subsidiary,  PBF  Energy 
Limited (“PBF Ltd.”), are treated as C-Corporations for income tax purposes and may incur income taxes with 
respect to their earnings, as applicable. The members of PBF LLC are required to include their proportionate 
share  of  PBF  LLC’s  taxable  income  or  loss,  which  includes  PBF  LLC’s  allocable  share  of  PBFX’s  pre-tax 
income or loss, on their respective tax returns. PBF LLC generally makes distributions to its members, per the 
terms of PBF LLC’s amended and restated limited liability company agreement, related to such taxes on a pro-
rata  basis.  PBF  Energy  recognizes  an  income  tax  expense  or  benefit  in  our  consolidated  financial  statements 
based on PBF Energy’s allocable share of PBF LLC’s pre-tax income or loss, which was approximately 99.2% 
and 99.1%, on a weighted-average basis for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. PBF 
Energy’s Consolidated Financial Statements do not reflect any benefit or provision for income taxes on the pre-
tax  income  or  loss  attributable  to  the  noncontrolling  interests  in  PBF  LLC  or  PBFX  (although,  as  described 
above, PBF LLC must make tax distributions to all its members on a pro-rata basis). PBF Energy’s effective tax 
rate,  including  the  impact  of  noncontrolling  interests,  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021  and 
2020  was  3.7%  and  0.2%,  respectively.  The  effective  tax  rate  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  was 
significantly  impacted  by  the  change  in  deferred  tax  valuation  allowance,  which  resulted  in  a  tax  benefit  of 
$49.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared to a charge of $358.4 million for the year ended 
December 31, 2020.

Noncontrolling Interest— PBF Energy is the sole managing member of, and has a controlling interest in, 
PBF LLC. As the sole managing member of PBF LLC, PBF Energy operates and controls all of the business 
and affairs of PBF LLC and its subsidiaries. PBF Energy consolidates the financial results of PBF LLC and its 
subsidiaries,  including  PBFX.  With  respect  to  the  consolidation  of  PBF  LLC,  the  Company  records  a 
noncontrolling  interest  for  the  economic  interest  in  PBF  LLC  held  by  members  other  than  PBF  Energy,  and 
with  respect  to  the  consolidation  of  PBFX,  the  Company  records  a  noncontrolling  interest  for  the  economic 
interests  in  PBFX  held  by  the  public  unitholders  of  PBFX,  and  with  respect  to  the  consolidation  of  PBF 
Holding, the Company records a 20% noncontrolling interest for the ownership interests in two subsidiaries of 
Chalmette Refining held by a third-party. The total noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Statements of 
Operations represents the portion of the Company’s earnings or loss attributable to the economic interests held 
by members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy, by the public common unitholders of PBFX and by the third-
party  stockholders  of  certain  of  Chalmette  Refining’s  subsidiaries.  The  total  noncontrolling  interest  on  the 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  represents  the  portion  of  the  Company’s  net  assets  attributable  to  the  economic 
interests held by the members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy, by the public common unitholders of PBFX 
and by the third-party stockholders of the two Chalmette Refining subsidiaries. PBF Energy’s weighted-average 
equity noncontrolling interest ownership percentage in PBF LLC for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 
2020  was  approximately  0.8%  and  0.9%,  respectively.  The  carrying  amount  of  the  noncontrolling  interest  on 
our  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  attributable  to  the  noncontrolling  interest  is  not  equal  to  the  noncontrolling 
interest  ownership  percentage  due  to  the  effect  of  income  taxes  and  related  agreements  that  pertain  solely  to 
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2020 Compared to 2019 

Overview—  PBF  Energy  net  loss  was  $(1,333.3)  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020 
compared  to  net  income  of  $375.2  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019.  PBF  LLC  net  loss  was 
$(1,720.3) million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to net income of $480.0 million for the year 
ended December 31, 2019. Net loss attributable to PBF Energy stockholders was $(1,392.4) million, or $(11.64) 
per diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2020 ($(11.64) per share on a fully-exchanged, fully-diluted 
basis based on adjusted fully-converted net loss, or $(11.78) per share on a fully-exchanged, fully-diluted basis 
based on adjusted fully-converted net loss excluding special items, as described below in Non-GAAP Financial 
Measures)  compared  to  net  income  attributable  to  PBF  Energy  stockholders  of  $319.4  million,  or  $2.64  per 
diluted share, for the year ended December 31, 2019 ($2.64 per share on a fully-exchanged, fully-diluted basis 
based on adjusted fully-converted net income, or $0.90 per share on a fully-exchanged, fully-diluted basis based 
on  adjusted  fully-converted  net  income  excluding  special  items,  as  described  below  in  Non-GAAP  Financial 
Measures). The net income attributable to PBF Energy stockholders represents PBF Energy’s equity interest in 
PBF LLC’s pre-tax income, less applicable income tax expense. PBF Energy’s weighted-average equity interest 
in PBF LLC was 99.1% and 99.0% for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Our results for the year ended December 31, 2020 were positively impacted by special items consisting 
of a gain on the sale of hydrogen plants of $471.1 million, or $345.8 million net of tax, a pre-tax gain on the sale 
of land at our Torrance refinery of $8.1 million, or $5.9 million net of tax, a change in fair value of both the 
Martinez Contingent Consideration and the PBFX Contingent Consideration of $93.7 million, or $68.8 million 
net of tax and a pre-tax change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability of $373.5 million, or $274.1 million 
net  of  tax.  Our  results  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  were  negatively  impacted  by  special  items 
consisting of a non-cash, pre-tax LCM inventory adjustment of approximately $268.0 million, or $196.7 million 
net of tax, pre-tax, debt extinguishment costs associated with the early redemption of the 2023 Senior Notes of 
$22.2 million, or $16.3 million net of tax, severance costs related to reductions in workforce of $24.7 million, or 
$18.1 million net of tax, impairment expense of $98.8 million or $72.5 million net of tax, related to the write-
down  of  certain  assets  and  project  abandonments,  early  return  of  certain  leased  railcars  of  $12.5  million  or  
$9.2 million net of tax, accelerated turnaround amortization costs of $56.2 million or $41.3 million net of tax, a 
LIFO inventory decrement of $83.0 million or $60.9 million net of tax, reconfiguration charges of $5.3 million 
or  $3.9  million  net  of  tax  and  $259.1  million  of  tax  expense  associated  with  the  remeasurement  of  certain 
deferred tax assets. Our results for the year ended December 31, 2019 were positively impacted by special items 
consisting of a non-cash, pre-tax LCM inventory adjustment of approximately $250.2 million, or $188.0 million 
net of tax and a pre-tax gain on the sale of land at our Torrance refinery of $33.1 million, or $24.9 million net of 
tax.  The  LCM  inventory  adjustments  were  recorded  due  to  movements  in  the  price  of  crude  oil  and  refined 
products in the periods presented.

Excluding  the  impact  of  these  special  items,  our  results  were  negatively  impacted  by  the  COVID-19 
pandemic which caused a significant decline in the demand for our refined products and a decrease in the prices 
for crude oil and refined products, both of which negatively impacted our revenues, cost of products sold and 
operating  income.  In  addition,  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  we  experienced  unfavorable 
movements  in  certain  crude  differentials  and  overall  lower  throughput  volumes  and  barrels  sold  across  our 
refineries, as well as lower refining margins. All our operating regions experienced lower refining margins for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  compared  to  the  prior  year.  Our  results  for  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2020 were negatively impacted by higher general and administrative expenses associated with integration costs 
associated with the Martinez Acquisition and increased depreciation and amortization expense associated with 
the  Martinez  Acquisition  and  accelerated  amortization  costs  associated  with  the  East  Coast  Refining 
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Revenues—  Revenues  totaled  $15.1  billion  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  compared  to  $24.5 
billion for the year ended December 31, 2019, a decrease of approximately $9.4 billion, or 38.4%. Revenues per 
barrel sold were $49.43 and $69.93 for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, a decrease 
of 29.3% directly related to lower hydrocarbon commodity prices. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the 
total  throughput  rates  at  our  East  Coast,  Mid-Continent,  Gulf  Coast  and  West  Coast  refineries  averaged 
approximately  263,000  bpd,  96,700  bpd,  137,700  bpd  and  230,300  bpd,  respectively.  For  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2019,  the  total  throughput  rates  at  our  East  Coast,  Mid-Continent,  Gulf  Coast  and  West  Coast 
refineries averaged approximately 336,400 bpd, 153,000 bpd, 177,900 bpd and 155,800 bpd, respectively.  For 
the year ended December 31, 2020, the total barrels sold at our East Coast, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and West 
Coast refineries averaged approximately 296,200 bpd, 114,500 bpd, 159,700 bpd and 265,200 bpd, respectively. 
For the year ended December 31, 2019, the total barrels sold at our East Coast, Mid-Continent, Gulf Coast and 
West  Coast  refineries  averaged  approximately  382,500  bpd,  163,900  bpd,  225,300  bpd  and  188,600  bpd, 
respectively. 

The throughput rates at our refineries were lower in the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to the 
same period in 2019. Our Martinez refinery was not acquired until the first quarter of 2020 and is therefore not 
included in 2019 West Coast throughput. We operated our refineries at reduced rates beginning in March 2020, 
and,  based  on  market  conditions,  we  continued  to  operate  our  refineries  at  lower  utilization.  Total  refined 
product  barrels  sold  were  higher  than  throughput  rates,  reflecting  sales  from  inventory,  as  well  as  sales  and 
purchases of refined products outside our refineries.

Consolidated  Gross  Margin—  Consolidated  gross  margin  totaled  $(1,629.7)  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020, compared to $913.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, a decrease of $2,542.8 
million. Gross refining margin (as described below in Non-GAAP Financial Measures) totaled $496.8 million, 
or  $1.86  per  barrel  of  throughput,    for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  compared  to  $2,801.2  million,  or 
$9.34  per barrel of throughput, for the year ended December 31, 2019, a decrease of approximately $2,304.4 
million. Gross refining margin excluding special items totaled $860.3 million, or $3.23 per barrel of throughput 
for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to $2,551.0 million or $8.51 per barrel of throughput, for the 
year ended December 31, 2019, a decrease of $1,690.7 million.

Consolidated  gross  margin  and  gross  refining  margin  were  negatively  impacted  in  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020 by a non-cash LCM inventory adjustment of approximately $268.0 million on a net basis, 
resulting from the decrease in crude oil and refined product prices from the year ended 2019, a LIFO inventory 
decrement charge of  $83.0 million mainly related to our East Coast LIFO inventory layer and the reduction to 
our  East  Coast  inventory  experienced  as  part  of  the  East  Coast  Refining  Reconfiguration,  and  early  return  of 
certain leased railcars of $12.5 million. Gross refining margin, excluding the impact of special items, decreased 
due to unfavorable movements in certain crude differentials and an overall decrease in throughput rates. For the 
year ended December 31, 2019, special items impacting our margin calculations included a favorable non-cash 
LCM inventory adjustment of approximately $250.2 million on a net basis, resulting from an increase in crude 
oil and refined product prices from the year ended December 31, 2018.

Additionally, our results continue to be impacted by significant costs to comply with the Renewable Fuel 
Standard. Total Renewable Fuel Standard costs were $326.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 in 
comparison to $122.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. 

Average industry margins were mixed during the year ended December 31, 2020 compared with the year 
ended  2019,  primarily  due  to  the  impacts  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  regional  demand  and  commodity 
prices in 2020, in addition to impacts related to 2019 planned turnarounds, all of which were completed in the 
first half of 2019.

Favorable  movements  in  these  benchmark  crude  differentials  typically  result  in  lower  crude  costs  and 
positively impact our earnings, while reductions in these benchmark crude differentials typically result in higher 
crude costs and negatively impact our earnings.

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On  the  East  Coast,  the  Dated  Brent  (NYH)  2-1-1  industry  crack  spread  was  approximately  $9.11  per 
barrel,  or  28.2%  lower,  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  as  compared  to  $12.68  per  barrel  in  the  same 
period  in  2019.  Our  margins  were  negatively  impacted  from  our  refinery  specific  slate  on  the  East  Coast  by 
weakened  Dated  Brent/Maya  differential,  which  decreased  by  $1.39  per  barrel,  in  comparison  to  the  same 
period in 2019. Additionally, WTI/WCS differential decreased to $10.72 per barrel in 2020 compared to $13.61 
per  barrel  in  2019,  which  unfavorably  impacted  our  cost  of  heavy  Canadian  crude.  The  WTI/Bakken 
differentials increased by $1.75 per barrel when compared to 2019.

Across  the  Mid-Continent,  the  WTI  (Chicago)  4-3-1  industry  crack  spread  was  $6.30  per  barrel,  or 
58.7%  lower,  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  as  compared  to  $15.25  per  barrel  in  2019.  Our  margins 
were positively impacted from our refinery specific slate in the Mid-Continent by an increasing WTI/Bakken 
differential, which averaged $2.41 per barrel in the year ended December 31, 2020, as compared to $0.66 per 
barrel  in  2019.  Additionally,  the  WTI/Syncrude  differential  averaged  $2.13  per  barrel  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020 as compared to $0.18 per barrel in 2019. 

On  the  Gulf  Coast,  the  LLS  (Gulf  Coast)  2-1-1  industry  crack  spread  was  $7.59  per  barrel,  or  38.9% 
lower,  in  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  as  compared  to  $12.43  per  barrel  in  2019.  Margins  on  the  Gulf 
Coast were positively impacted from our refinery specific slate by a strengthening WTI/LLS differential, which 
averaged a premium of  $1.88 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to a premium of 
$5.64 per barrel in 2019.

On the West Coast, the ANS (West Coast) 4-3-1 industry crack spread was $11.30 per barrel, or 38.8% 
lower, in the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared to $18.46 per barrel in 2019.  Additionally, margins 
on  the  West  Coast  were  positively  impacted  from  our  refinery  specific  slate  by  a  strengthening  WTI/ANS 
differential, which averaged a premium of $2.95 per barrel for the year ended December 31, 2020 as compared 
to a premium of $7.97 per barrel in 2019. 

Operating  Expenses—  Operating  expenses  totaled  $1,918.3  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2020 compared to $1,782.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of approximately $136.0 
million, or  7.6%. Of the total $1,918.3 million of operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020, 
$1,835.2 million, or $6.89 per barrel of throughput, related to expenses incurred by the Refining segment, while 
the remaining $83.1 million related to expenses incurred by the Logistics segment ($1,684.3 million or $5.61 
per barrel of throughput, and $98.0 million of operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2019 related 
to  the  Refining  and  Logistics  segments,  respectively).  Increases  in  operating  expenses  were  due  to  costs 
associated with the Martinez refinery and related logistics assets which totaled approximately $356.1 million for 
the year ended December 31, 2020. Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2020 excluding 
our Martinez refinery, decreased due to our cost reduction initiatives taken to strengthen our financial flexibility 
and offset the negative impact of COVID-19, such as significant reductions in discretionary activities and third-
party services. Operating expenses related to our Logistics segment decreased as a result of lower discretionary 
spending, including maintenance and outside service costs, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as 
lower environmental clean-up remediation costs and lower utility expenses due to reduced energy usage.

General and Administrative Expenses— General and administrative expenses totaled $248.5 million for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  compared  to  $284.0  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019,  a 
decrease  of  $35.5  million  or  12.5%.  The  decrease  in  general  and  administrative  expenses  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020 in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2019 primarily related to reduction in our 
workforce as a result of the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration and reduction in overhead expenses through 
temporary salary reductions for a large portion of our workforce. These cost decreases were offset by headcount 
reduction  severance  costs  across  the  refineries  as  well  as  integration  costs  pertaining  to  the  Martinez 
Acquisition.  Our  general  and  administrative  expenses  are  comprised  of  personnel,  facilities  and  other 
infrastructure costs necessary to support our refineries and related logistics assets.

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Gain  on  Sale  of  Assets—  There  was  a  gain  of  $477.8  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020 
related primarily to the sale of five hydrogen plants and the sale of a parcel of land at our Torrance refinery. 
There was a gain on sale of assets of $29.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily attributable 
to the sale of a parcel of land at our Torrance refinery.  

Depreciation and Amortization Expense— Depreciation and amortization expense totaled $563.0 million 
for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  (including  $551.7  million  recorded  within  Cost  of  sales)  compared  to 
$436.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 (including $425.3 million recorded within Cost of sales), 
an increase of $126.9 million. The increase was a result of additional depreciation expense associated with the 
assets acquired in the Martinez Acquisition and a general increase in our fixed asset base due to capital projects 
and turnarounds completed since the third quarter of 2019. Additionally, amortization expense recorded in 2020 
includes  $56.2  million  of  accelerated  unamortized  deferred  turnaround  costs  associated  with  assets  that  were 
idled as part of the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration. 

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration— Change in fair value of contingent consideration 
represented a gain of $93.7 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 
2019, respectively. This change represented the decrease in the estimated fair value of the Martinez Contingent 
Consideration  and  the  PBFX  Contingent  Consideration,  both  associated  with  acquisition  related  earn-out 
obligations. 

Change in Fair Value of Catalyst Obligations— Change in fair value of catalyst obligations represented 
a loss of $11.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to a loss of $9.7 million for the year 
ended December 31, 2019. These losses related to the change in value of the precious metals underlying the sale 
and leaseback of our refineries’ precious metal catalysts, which we are obligated to repurchase at fair market 
value on the catalyst financing arrangement termination dates.

Impairment expense— Impairment expense totaled $98.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, 
and was associated with the write-down of certain assets as a result of the East Coast Refining Reconfiguration, 
other refinery wide project abandonments and the write-down of certain PBFX long-lived assets. There was no 
such expense recorded in the year ended December 31, 2019.

Change in Tax Receivable Agreement Liability— Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability for the 
year  ended  December  31,  2020,  represented  a  gain  of  $373.5  million.  This  gain  was  primarily  the  result  of  a 
deferred  tax  asset  valuation  allowance  recorded  in  accordance  with  ASC  740,  related  to  the  reduction  of 
deferred  tax  assets  associated  with  the  payments  made  or  expected  to  be  made  in  connection  with  the  Tax 
Receivable Agreement liability and based on future taxable income. There was no change in the Tax Receivable 
Agreement liability for the year ended December 31, 2019. 

Debt  Extinguishment  Costs—  Debt  extinguishment  costs  of  $22.2  million  incurred  in  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020 relate to the early redemption of our 2023 Senior Notes. There were no such costs in the 
same period of 2019.

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Interest  Expense,  net—  PBF  Energy  interest  expense  totaled  $258.2  million  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020, compared to $159.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, an increase of $98.6 
million. This net increase is mainly attributable to higher interest costs associated with the issuance of the 2028 
Senior Notes in January 2020, the issuance of the 2025 Senior Secured Notes in May 2020 and December 2020, 
as well as higher outstanding borrowings on our Revolving Credit Facility. Interest expense included interest on 
long-term debt including the PBFX credit facilities, costs related to the sale and leaseback of our precious metal 
catalysts, financing costs associated with the previous inventory intermediation agreements with J. Aron, letter 
of credit fees associated with the purchase of certain crude oils and the amortization of deferred financing costs. 
PBF LLC interest expense totaled $268.5 million and $169.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and 
December  31,  2019,  respectively  (inclusive  of  $10.3  million  and  $9.5  million,  respectively,  of  incremental 
interest  expense  on  the  affiliate  note  payable  with  PBF  Energy  that  eliminates  in  consolidation  at  the  PBF 
Energy level).

Income Tax Expense— PBF LLC is organized as a limited liability company and PBFX is an MLP, both 
of which are treated as “flow-through” entities for federal income tax purposes and therefore are not subject to 
income tax. However, two subsidiaries of Chalmette Refining and PBF Ltd., are treated as C-Corporations for 
income tax purposes and may incur income taxes with respect to their earnings, as applicable. The members of 
PBF LLC are required to include their proportionate share of PBF LLC’s taxable income or loss, which includes 
PBF  LLC’s  allocable  share  of  PBFX’s  pre-tax  income  or  loss,  on  their  respective  tax  returns.  PBF  LLC 
generally makes distributions to its members, per the terms of PBF LLC’s amended and restated limited liability 
company agreement, related to such taxes on a pro-rata basis. PBF Energy recognizes an income tax expense or 
benefit in our consolidated financial statements based on PBF Energy’s allocable share of PBF LLC’s pre-tax 
income or loss, which was approximately 99.1% and 99.0%, on a weighted-average basis for the years ended 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. PBF Energy’s Consolidated Financial Statements do not reflect any 
benefit or provision for income taxes on the pre-tax income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in 
PBF LLC or PBFX (although, as described above, PBF LLC must make tax distributions to all its members on a 
pro-rata  basis).  PBF  Energy’s  effective  tax  rate,  including  the  impact  of  noncontrolling  interest,  for  the  years 
ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 was 0.2% and 21.8%, respectively. The effective tax rate for the year ended 
December 31, 2020 was significantly impacted by the recording of a $358.4 million deferred tax asset valuation 
allowance.

Noncontrolling Interest— PBF Energy is the sole managing member of, and has a controlling interest in, 
PBF LLC. As the sole managing member of PBF LLC, PBF Energy operates and controls all of the business 
and affairs of PBF LLC and its subsidiaries. PBF Energy consolidates the financial results of PBF LLC and its 
subsidiaries,  including  PBFX.  With  respect  to  the  consolidation  of  PBF  LLC,  the  Company  records  a 
noncontrolling  interest  for  the  economic  interest  in  PBF  LLC  held  by  members  other  than  PBF  Energy,  and 
with  respect  to  the  consolidation  of  PBFX,  the  Company  records  a  noncontrolling  interest  for  the  economic 
interests  in  PBFX  held  by  the  public  unitholders  of  PBFX,  and  with  respect  to  the  consolidation  of  PBF 
Holding, the Company records a 20% noncontrolling interest for the ownership interests in two subsidiaries of 
Chalmette Refining held by a third-party. The total noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Statements of 
Operations represents the portion of the Company’s earnings or loss attributable to the economic interests held 
by members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy, by the public common unitholders of PBFX and by the third-
party  stockholders  of  certain  of  Chalmette  Refining’s  subsidiaries.  The  total  noncontrolling  interest  on  the 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  represents  the  portion  of  the  Company’s  net  assets  attributable  to  the  economic 
interests held by the members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy, by the public common unitholders of PBFX 
and by the third-party stockholders of the two Chalmette Refining subsidiaries. PBF Energy’s weighted-average 
equity noncontrolling interest ownership percentage in PBF LLC for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 
2019  was  approximately  0.9%  and  1.0%,  respectively.  The  carrying  amount  of  the  noncontrolling  interest  on 
our  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  attributable  to  the  noncontrolling  interest  is  not  equal  to  the  noncontrolling 
interest  ownership  percentage  due  to  the  effect  of  income  taxes  and  related  agreements  that  pertain  solely  to 
PBF Energy.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Management  uses  certain  financial  measures  to  evaluate  our  operating  performance  that  are  calculated 
and  presented  on  the  basis  of  methodologies  other  than  in  accordance  with  GAAP  (“Non-GAAP”).  These 
measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared 
in accordance with GAAP, and our calculations thereof may not be comparable to similarly entitled measures 
reported  by  other  companies.  Such  Non-GAAP  financial  measures  are  presented  only  in  the  context  of  PBF 
Energy’s results and are not presented or discussed in respect to PBF LLC. 

Special Items 

The  Non-GAAP  measures  presented  include  Adjusted  Fully-Converted  Net  Income  (Loss)  excluding 
special items, EBITDA excluding special items and gross refining margin excluding special items. Special items 
for  the  periods  presented  relate  to  LCM  inventory  adjustments,  changes  in  fair  value  of  contingent 
consideration, changes in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, gain 
on sale of hydrogen plants, severance and reconfiguration costs, impairment expense, net tax (benefit) expense 
on remeasurement of deferred tax assets, gains on land sales, charges associated with the early return of certain 
leased  railcars,  turnaround  acceleration  costs,  and  a  LIFO  inventory  decrement.  See  “Notes  to  Non-GAAP 
Financial  Measures”  below  for  more  details  on  all  special  items  disclosed.  Although  we  believe  that  Non-
GAAP  financial  measures,  excluding  the  impact  of  special  items,  provide  useful  supplemental  information  to 
investors  regarding  the  results  and  performance  of  our  business  and  allow  for  helpful  period-over-period 
comparisons, such Non-GAAP measures should only be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute 
for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

Adjusted  Fully-Converted  Net  Income  (Loss)  and  Adjusted  Fully-Converted  Net  Income  (Loss)  Excluding 
Special Items 

PBF  Energy  utilizes  results  presented  on  an  Adjusted  Fully-Converted  basis  that  reflects  an  assumed 
exchange  of  all  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units  for  shares  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock.  In  addition,  we 
present results on an Adjusted Fully-Converted basis excluding special items as described above. We believe 
that  these  Adjusted  Fully-Converted  measures,  when  presented  in  conjunction  with  comparable  GAAP 
measures,  are  useful  to  investors  to  compare  PBF  Energy  results  across  different  periods  and  to  facilitate  an 
understanding of our operating results. 

Neither Adjusted Fully-Converted Net Income (Loss) nor Adjusted Fully-Converted Net Income (Loss) 
excluding special items should be considered an alternative to net income (loss) presented in accordance with 
GAAP.  Adjusted  Fully-Converted  Net  Income  (Loss)  and  Adjusted  Fully-Converted  Net  Income  (Loss) 
excluding special items presented by other companies may not be comparable to our presentation, since each 
company  may  define  these  terms  differently.  The  differences  between  Adjusted  Fully-Converted  and  GAAP 
results are as follows: 

1.

2.

Assumed exchange of all PBF LLC Series A Units for shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock. As 
a result of the assumed exchange of all PBF LLC Series A Units, the noncontrolling interest related to 
these units is converted to controlling interest. Management believes that it is useful to provide the per-
share effect associated with the assumed exchange of all PBF LLC Series A Units.

Income Taxes. Prior to PBF Energy’s IPO, PBF Energy was organized as a limited liability company 
treated as a “flow-through” entity for income tax purposes, and even after PBF Energy’s IPO, not all of 
its earnings are subject to corporate-level income taxes. Adjustments have been made to the Adjusted 
Fully-Converted  tax  provisions  and  earnings  to  assume  that  PBF  Energy  had  adopted  its  post-IPO 
corporate  tax  structure  for  all  periods  presented  and  is  taxed  as  a  C-corporation  in  the  U.S.  at  the 
prevailing corporate rates. These assumptions are consistent with the assumption in clause 1 above that 
all PBF LLC Series A Units are exchanged for shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock, as the 
assumed  exchange  would  change  the  amount  of  PBF  Energy’s  earnings  that  are  subject  to  corporate 
income tax.

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The following table reconciles PBF Energy’s Adjusted Fully-Converted results with its results presented 
in accordance with GAAP for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 (in millions, except share and 
per share amounts):

Net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy Inc. 
stockholders

Less: Income allocated to participating securities 

Income (loss) available to PBF Energy Inc. stockholders - 
basic 

Add: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling 
interests(1)
Less: Income tax (expense) benefit (2)
Adjusted fully-converted net income (loss)

$ 

$ 

Special Items:(3)
Add: Non-cash LCM inventory adjustment
Add: Change in fair value of contingent consideration
Add: Gain on sale of hydrogen plants
Add: Gain on land sales
Add: Impairment expense
Add: LIFO inventory decrement 
Add: Turnaround acceleration costs 
Add: Severance and reconfiguration costs
Add: Early railcar return expense
Add: (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt 
Add: Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability
Add: Net tax (benefit) expense on remeasurement of 
deferred tax assets
Less: Recomputed income tax on special items

Adjusted fully-converted net income (loss) excluding 
special items

Weighted-average shares outstanding of PBF Energy Inc. 

Conversion of PBF LLC Series A Units (4)
Common stock equivalents (5)

Fully-converted shares outstanding—diluted

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

231.0  $ 
— 

(1,392.4)  $ 
0.1 

319.4 
0.5 

231.0 

(1,392.5)   

318.9 

2.4 
(0.6)   
232.8  $ 

(17.1)   
4.6 
(1,405.0)  $ 

(669.6)   
32.4 
— 
(2.8)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
(79.9)   
48.3 

(37.4)   
173.9 

268.0 
(93.7)   
(471.1)   
(8.1)   
98.8 
83.0 
56.2 
30.0 
12.5 
22.2 
(373.5)   

259.1 
99.9 

4.3 
(1.0) 
322.2 

(250.2) 
— 
— 
(33.1) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
70.4 

$ 

(302.3)  $ 

(1,421.7)  $ 

109.3 

 120,240,009 
988,730 
1,409,415 
 122,638,154 

 119,617,998 
1,042,667 
— 
 120,660,665 

 119,887,646 
1,207,581 
758,072 
 121,853,299 

Diluted net income (loss) per share 
Adjusted fully-converted net income (loss) per fully 
exchanged, fully diluted shares outstanding  (5)
Adjusted fully-converted net income (loss) excluding 
special items per fully exchanged, fully diluted shares 
outstanding

$ 

$ 

$ 

1.90  $ 

(11.64)  $ 

1.90  $ 

(11.64)  $ 

2.64 

2.64 

(2.50)  $ 

(11.78)  $ 

0.90 

—————————— 

See Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Measures. 

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Gross Refining Margin and Gross Refining Margin Excluding Special Items 

Gross refining margin is defined as consolidated gross margin excluding refinery depreciation, refinery 
operating expense, and gross margin of PBFX. We believe both gross refining margin and gross refining margin 
excluding  special  items  are  important  measures  of  operating  performance  and  provide  useful  information  to 
investors  because  they  are  helpful  metric  comparisons  to  the  industry  refining  margin  benchmarks,  as  the 
refining margin benchmarks do not include a charge for refinery operating expenses and depreciation. In order 
to assess our operating performance, we compare our gross refining margin (revenues less cost of products and 
other) to industry refining margin benchmarks and crude oil prices as defined in the table below.

Neither gross refining margin nor gross refining margin excluding special items should be considered an 
alternative  to  consolidated  gross  margin,  income  from  operations,  net  cash  flows  from  operating  activities  or 
any  other  measure  of  financial  performance  or  liquidity  presented  in  accordance  with  GAAP.  Gross  refining 
margin and gross refining margin excluding special items presented by other companies may not be comparable 
to  our  presentation,  since  each  company  may  define  these  terms  differently.  The  following  table  presents  our 
GAAP calculation of gross margin and a reconciliation of gross refining margin to the most directly comparable 
GAAP financial measure, consolidated gross margin, on a historical basis, as applicable, for each of the periods 
indicated (in millions, except per barrel amounts):

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

2019

per barrel 
of 
throughput

$

per barrel 
of 
throughput

$

per barrel 
of 
throughput

$

Calculation of consolidated gross 
margin:
Revenues 

Less: Cost of sales 

Consolidated gross margin
Reconciliation of consolidated 
gross margin to gross refining 
margin:
Consolidated gross margin

Add: PBFX operating expense
Add: PBFX depreciation 
expense
Less: Revenues of PBFX
Add: Refinery operating expense     
Add: Refinery depreciation 
expense

$  27,253.4  $  89.46  $  15,115.9  $  56.76  $  24,508.2  $  81.58 
78.54 
  26,366.2   
3.04 
887.2  $ 
$ 

86.55 
  16,745.6   
2.91  $  (1,629.7) $ 

  23,595.1   
913.1  $ 

62.88 
(6.12)  $ 

$ 

887.2  $ 
103.4   

2.91  $  (1,629.7) $ 
99.9   
0.35 

(6.12)  $ 
0.38 

913.1  $ 
118.7   

3.04 
0.40 

37.8   
(355.5)  
1,999.1   

0.13 
(1.17)   
6.56 

53.7   
(360.3)  
1,835.2   

0.19 
(1.35)   
6.89 

38.6   
(340.2)  
1,684.3   

0.13 
(1.13) 
5.61 

Gross refining margin

$  3,087.7  $  10.14  $ 

415.7   

1.36 

498.0   
496.8  $ 

1.87 
386.7   
1.86  $  2,801.2  $ 

1.29 
9.34 

Special Items: (3)
Add: Non-cash LCM inventory 
adjustment
Add: LIFO inventory decrement 
Add: Early railcar return expense
Gross refining margin excluding 
special items
—————————— 

(669.6)  
—   
—   

(2.20)   
— 
— 

268.0   
83.0   
12.5   

1.01 
0.31 
0.05 

(250.2)  
—   
—   

(0.83) 
— 
— 

$  2,418.1  $ 

7.94  $ 

860.3  $ 

3.23  $  2,551.0  $ 

8.51 

See Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Measures. 

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EBITDA, EBITDA Excluding Special Items and Adjusted EBITDA

Our management uses EBITDA (earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization), 
EBITDA  excluding  special  items  and  Adjusted  EBITDA  as  measures  of  operating  performance  to  assist  in 
comparing performance from period to period on a consistent basis and to readily view operating trends, as a 
measure  for  planning  and  forecasting  overall  expectations  and  for  evaluating  actual  results  against  such 
expectations, and in communications with our Board of Directors, creditors, analysts and investors concerning 
our financial performance. Our outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money and other contractual obligations 
also include similar measures as a basis for certain covenants under those agreements which may differ from the 
Adjusted EBITDA definition described below.

EBITDA,  EBITDA  excluding  special  items  and  Adjusted  EBITDA  are  not  presentations  made  in 
accordance  with  GAAP  and  our  computation  of  EBITDA,  EBITDA  excluding  special  items  and  Adjusted 
EBITDA  may  vary  from  others  in  our  industry.  In  addition,  Adjusted  EBITDA  contains  some,  but  not  all, 
adjustments  that  are  taken  into  account  in  the  calculation  of  the  components  of  various  covenants  in  the 
agreements  governing  our  senior  notes  and  other  credit  facilities.  EBITDA,  EBITDA  excluding  special  items 
and  Adjusted  EBITDA  should  not  be  considered  as  alternatives  to  income  from  operations  or  net  income  as 
measures  of  operating  performance.  In  addition,  EBITDA,  EBITDA  excluding  special  items  and  Adjusted 
EBITDA are not presented as, and should not be considered, an alternative to cash flows from operations as a 
measure  of  liquidity.  Adjusted  EBITDA  is  defined  as  EBITDA  before  adjustments  for  items  such  as  stock-
based  compensation  expense,  the  non-cash  change  in  the  fair  value  of  catalyst  obligations,  gain  on  sale  of 
hydrogen plants, the write down of inventory to the LCM, changes in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability 
due to factors out of PBF Energy’s control such as changes in tax rates, (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt 
related to refinancing activities, change in the fair value of contingent consideration and certain other non-cash 
items. Other companies, including other companies in our industry, may calculate EBITDA, EBITDA excluding 
special items and Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as comparative measures. 
EBITDA, EBITDA excluding special items and Adjusted EBITDA also have limitations as analytical tools and 
should  not  be  considered  in  isolation,  or  as  a  substitute  for  analysis  of  our  results  as  reported  under  GAAP. 
Some of these limitations include that EBITDA, EBITDA excluding special items and Adjusted EBITDA:

•do  not  reflect  depreciation  expense  or  our  cash  expenditures,  or  future  requirements,  for  capital 
expenditures or contractual commitments;

•do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;

•do  not  reflect  our  interest  expense,  or  the  cash  requirements  necessary  to  service  interest  or  principal 
payments, on our debt;

•do not reflect realized and unrealized gains and losses from certain hedging activities, which may have a 
substantial impact on our cash flow;

•do not reflect certain other non-cash income and expenses; and

•exclude income taxes that may represent a reduction in available cash.

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The  following  tables  reconcile  net  income  (loss)  as  reflected  in  PBF  Energy’s  results  of  operations  to 

EBITDA, EBITDA excluding special items and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented (in millions): 

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and EBITDA 
excluding special items:

Net income (loss) 

$ 

315.5  $ 

(1,333.3)  $ 

Add: Depreciation and amortization expense

Add: Interest expense, net

Add: Income tax expense

EBITDA
  Special Items: (3)

466.8 

317.5 

12.1 

563.0 

258.2 

2.1 

375.2 

436.1 

159.6 

104.3 

$ 

1,111.9  $ 

(510.0)  $ 

1,075.2 

Add: Non-cash LCM inventory adjustment 

(669.6)   

268.0 

(250.2) 

Add: Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Add: Gain on sale of hydrogen plants

Add: Gain on land sales

Add: Impairment expense

Add: LIFO inventory decrement 

Add: Severance and reconfiguration costs

Add: Early railcar return expense

Add: (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt 

Add: Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability 

32.4 

— 

(93.7)   

(471.1)   

— 

— 

(2.8)   

(8.1)   

(33.1) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(79.9)   

48.3 

98.8 

83.0 

30.0 

12.5 

22.2 

(373.5)   

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

EBITDA excluding special items

$ 

440.3  $ 

(941.9)  $ 

791.9 

Reconciliation of EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA:

EBITDA

$ 

1,111.9  $ 

(510.0)  $ 

1,075.2 

Add: Stock based compensation
Add: Change in fair value of catalyst obligations
Add: Non-cash LCM inventory adjustment (3)
Add: Change in fair value of contingent consideration (3)
Add: Gain on sale of hydrogen plants (3)
Add: Gain on land sales (3)
Add: Impairment expense (3)
Add: LIFO inventory decrement (3)
Add: Severance and reconfiguration costs (3)
Add: Early railcar return expense (3)
Add: (Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (3)
Add: Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability (3)

35.6 
(8.5)   

(669.6)   
32.4 
— 

(2.8)   

— 

— 
— 

— 

(79.9)   

48.3 

34.2 
11.8 

268.0 
(93.7)   
(471.1)   

(8.1)   

98.8 

83.0 
30.0 

12.5 

22.2 

(373.5)   

37.3 
9.7 

(250.2) 
— 
— 

(33.1) 

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 

— 

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 

467.4  $ 

(895.9)  $ 

838.9 

—————————— 

See Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Measures.

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Notes to Non-GAAP Financial Measures 

The following notes are applicable to the Non-GAAP Financial Measures above: 

(1)

Represents the elimination of the noncontrolling interest associated with the ownership by the members 
of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy, as if such members had fully exchanged their PBF LLC Series A 
Units for shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock.

(2)  Represents  an  adjustment  to  reflect  PBF  Energy’s  annualized  statutory  corporate  tax  rate  of 
approximately 25.9%, 26.6% and 24.9% for the 2021, 2020 and 2019 periods, respectively, applied to the 
net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest for all periods presented. The adjustment assumes 
the full exchange of existing PBF LLC Series A Units as described in (1) above. 

(3) 

Special items:

            LCM  inventory  adjustment  -  LCM  is  a  GAAP  requirement  related  to  inventory  valuation  that 
mandates inventory to be stated at the lower of cost or market. Our inventories are stated at the lower of 
cost or market. Cost is determined using the LIFO inventory valuation methodology, in which the most 
recently incurred costs are charged to cost of sales and inventories are valued at base layer acquisition 
costs.  Market  is  determined  based  on  an  assessment  of  the  current  estimated  replacement  cost  and  net 
realizable  selling  price  of  the  inventory.  In  periods  where  the  market  price  of  our  inventory  declines 
substantially,  cost  values  of  inventory  may  exceed  market  values.  In  such  instances,  we  record  an 
adjustment  to  write  down  the  value  of  inventory  to  market  value  in  accordance  with  GAAP.  In 
subsequent periods, the value of inventory is reassessed and an LCM inventory adjustment is recorded to 
reflect the net change in the LCM inventory reserve between the prior period and the current period. The 
net  impact  of  these  LCM  inventory  adjustments  are  included  in  the  Refining  segment’s  income  from 
operations,  but  are  excluded  from  the  operating  results  presented,  as  applicable,  in  order  to  make  such 
information comparable between periods.

The following table includes the LCM inventory reserve as of each date presented (in millions):

January 1,

December 31,

2021

2020

2019

$ 

669.6  $ 

— 

401.6  $ 

669.6 

651.8 

401.6 

The  following  table  includes  the  corresponding  impact  of  changes  in  the  LCM  inventory  reserve  on 
income (loss) from operations and net income (loss) for the periods presented (in millions):

Net LCM inventory adjustment benefit (charge) in 
income (loss) from operations
Net LCM inventory adjustment benefit (charge) in 
net income (loss)

$ 

669.6  $ 

(268.0)  $ 

496.2 

(196.7)   

250.2 

188.0 

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Change in fair value of contingent consideration - During the year ended December 31, 2021, we 
recorded a change in fair value of the contingent consideration related to both the Martinez Contingent 
Consideration and the PBFX Contingent Consideration, which decreased income from operations and net 
income by $32.4 million and $24.0 million, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we 
recorded  a  change  in  fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  related  to  the  Martinez  Contingent 
Consideration and the PBFX Contingent Consideration which increased income from operations and net 
income by $93.7 million and $68.8 million, respectively. Change in fair value of contingent consideration 
during the year ended  December 31, 2019 was not significant. 

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Gain on Sale of Hydrogen Plants - During the year ended December 31, 2020, we recorded a gain 
on the sale of five hydrogen plants. The gain increased income from operations and net income by $471.1 
million  and  $345.8  million,  respectively.  There  were  no  such  gains  in  the  years  ended  December  31, 
2021 and December 31, 2019. 

Gain  on  land  sales  -  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  we  recorded  a  gain  on  sale  of 
PBFX  real-property  at  the  East  Coast  Terminals,  which  increased  income  from  operations  and  net 
income by $2.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 
December 31, 2019, we recorded gains on the sale of two separate parcels of real property acquired as 
part of the Torrance refinery, but not part of the refinery itself. The gain on sale increased income from 
operations  and  net  income  by  $8.1  million  and  $5.9  million,  respectively,  during  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2020. The gain on sale increased income from operations and net income by $33.1 million 
and $24.9 million, respectively, during the year ended December 31, 2019. 

Impairment  expense  -  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  we  recorded  an  impairment 
charge  which  decreased  income  from  operations  and  net  income  by  $98.8  million  and  $72.5  million, 
respectively,  resulting  from  the  write-down  of  certain  assets  as  a  result  of  the  East  Coast  Refining 
Reconfiguration,  project  abandonments  and  the  write-down  of  certain  PBFX  long-lived  assets.  There 
were no such impairment charges during the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019.

LIFO  inventory  decrement  -  As  part  of  our  overall  reduction  in  throughput  in  2020  and  our 
reduction in inventory volume as of December 31, 2020, the Company recorded a pre-tax charge to cost 
of products and other related to a LIFO inventory layer decrement. The majority of the decrement related 
to our East Coast LIFO inventory layer and the reduction to our East Coast inventory experienced as part 
of  the  East  Coast  Refining  Reconfiguration.  These  charges  decreased  income  from  operations  and  net 
income  by  $83.0  million  and  $60.9  million,  respectively,  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020. 
Decrements  recorded  in  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2019  were  not 
significant.

Turnaround  acceleration  costs  -  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  we  accelerated  the 
recognition  of  turnaround  amortization  associated  with  units  that  were  temporarily  idled  as  part  of  the 
East Coast Refining Reconfiguration. These costs decreased income from operations and net income by 
$56.2 million and $41.3 million, respectively. There were no such costs in the years ended December 31, 
2021 and December 31, 2019.

Severance  and  reconfiguration  costs  -  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  we  recorded 
severance  charges  related  to  reductions  in  our  workforce.  These  charges  decreased  income  from 
operations and net income by $24.7 million and $18.1 million, respectively. There were no such costs in 
the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019. During the year ended December 31, 2020, 
we recorded reconfiguration charges related to the temporary idling of certain assets as part of our East 
Coast Refining System. These charges decreased income from operations and net income by $5.3 million 
and  $3.9  million,  respectively.  There  were  no  such  costs  in  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021  and 
December 31, 2019.

Early  return  of  railcars  -  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  we  recognized  certain 
expenses within Cost of sales associated with the voluntary early return of certain leased railcars. These 
charges  decreased  income  from  operations  and  net  income  by  $12.5  million  and  $9.2  million, 
respectively,  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020.  There  were  no  such  expenses  recorded  in  the 
years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2019.

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(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of debt - During the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded a 
pre-tax gain on extinguishment of debt related to the repurchase of a portion of the 2028 Senior Notes 
and the 2025 Senior Notes, which increased income before income taxes and net income by $79.9 million 
and  $59.2  million,  respectively.  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  we  recorded  pre-tax  debt 
extinguishment costs related to the redemption of the 2023 Senior Notes which decreased income before 
income taxes and net income by $22.2 million and $16.3 million, respectively. There were no such gains 
or losses in the year ended December 31, 2019.

Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability - During the year ended December 31, 2021, PBF 
Energy  recorded  a  change  in  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  liability  that  decreased  income  before 
income  taxes  and  net  income  by  $48.3  million  and  $35.8  million,  respectively.  During  the  year  ended 
December  31,  2020,  PBF  Energy  recorded  a  change  in  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  liability  that 
increased income before taxes and net income by $373.5 million and $274.1 million, respectively. There 
was  no  such  change  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019.  The  changes  in  the  Tax  Receivable 
Agreement liability reflect charges or benefits attributable to changes in PBF Energy’s obligation under 
the Tax Receivable Agreement due to factors out of our control such as changes in tax rates, as well as 
periodic adjustments to our liability based, in part, on an updated estimate of the amounts that we expect 
to pay, using assumptions consistent with those used in our concurrent estimate of the deferred tax asset 
valuation allowance.

Recomputed income tax on special items - The income tax impact on special items, other than the 

net tax expense special item discussed below, is calculated using the tax rates shown in (2) above.

Net  tax  (benefit)  expense  on  remeasurement  of  deferred  tax  assets  -  During  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2021, we recorded a deferred tax valuation allowance of $308.5 million in accordance with 
ASC  740  (a  decrease  of  $49.9  million  when  compared  to  December  31,  2020,  which  includes  a  tax 
benefit  of  approximately  $12.5  million  related  to  our  net  change  in  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement 
liability  and  a  net  tax  benefit  of  $37.4  million  related  primarily  to  the  remeasurement  of  deferred  tax 
assets).  During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  we  recorded  a  deferred  tax  valuation  allowance  of 
$358.4  million.  This  amount  includes  tax  expense  of  approximately  $99.3  million  related  to  our  net 
change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability or a net tax expense of $259.1 million related primarily 
to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets. There was no such expense in the year ended December 31, 
2019.

(4)   Represents an adjustment to weighted-average diluted shares outstanding to assume the full exchange of 

existing PBF LLC Series A Units as described in (1) above.

(5)  Represents  weighted-average  diluted  shares  outstanding  assuming  the  conversion  of  all  common  stock 
equivalents, including options and warrants for PBF LLC Series A Units and performance share units and 
options for shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock as calculated under the treasury stock method 
(to the extent the impact of such exchange would not be anti-dilutive) for the years ended December 31, 
2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Common stock equivalents exclude the effects of performance share 
units and options and warrants to purchase 12,568,275, 14,446,894 and 6,765,526 shares of PBF Energy 
Class A common stock and PBF LLC Series A Units because they are anti-dilutive for the years ended 
December  31,  2021,  2020  and  2019,  respectively.  For  periods  showing  a  net  loss,  all  common  stock 
equivalents and unvested restricted stock are considered anti-dilutive.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our  primary  sources  of  liquidity  are  our  cash  flows  from  operations,  cash  and  cash  equivalents  and 
borrowing availability under our credit facilities, as described below. Starting in the first quarter of 2020, the 
COVID-19 pandemic and the related worldwide economic slowdown, including travel restrictions and stay-at-
home orders, resulted in a significant decrease in the demand for and market prices of our products, which in 
turn negatively impacted our results of operations and overall liquidity. In 2021, demand for refined products 
started to recover following the lifting or easing of these restrictions by many governmental authorities and the 
distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and other protective measures. We continue to be focused on assessing and 
adapting to the challenging operating environment and evaluating our strategic measures to improve liquidity 
and  strengthen  our  balance  sheet.  Our  response  to  the  current  economic  environment  and  its  impact  on  our 
liquidity is more fully described in the “Liquidity” section below. 

Cash Flow Analysis

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  $477.3  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021 
compared to net cash used in operating activities of $631.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Our 
overall  increase  in  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  was  primarily  driven  by  accrued  expenses  due  to  an 
increase in renewable energy credit and emissions obligations, as a result of an increase in our unfunded RINs 
obligation as of December 31, 2021. Our operating cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2021 included 
our  net  income  of  $315.5  million,  depreciation  and  amortization  of  $483.8  million,  net  changes  in  operating 
assets and liabilities reflecting cash proceeds of $268.6 million, pension and other post-retirement benefit costs 
of $50.8 million, change in the Tax Receivable Agreement liability of $48.3 million, stock-based compensation 
of  $35.6  million,  change  in  the  fair  value  of  contingent  consideration  of  $32.4  million,  and  deferred  income 
taxes of $11.7 million, partially offset by a net non-cash benefit of $669.6 million relating to an LCM inventory 
adjustment, gain on extinguishment of debt related to the repurchase of a portion of our 2028 Senior Notes and 
2025  Senior  Notes  of  $79.9  million,  changes  in  the  fair  value  of  our  catalyst  obligations  of  $8.5  million,  net 
non-cash charges related to the change in the fair value of our inventory repurchase obligations of $8.4 million, 
and  gain  on  sale  of  assets  of  $3.0  million.  Our  operating  cash  flows  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020 
included our net loss of $1,333.3 million, gain on sale of assets of $477.8 million mainly related to the sale of 
the  hydrogen  plants  and  the  sale  of  land  at  our  Torrance  refinery,  change  in  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement 
liability  of  $373.5  million,  net  non-cash  charges  relating  to  the  change  in  the  fair  value  of  our  inventory 
repurchase  obligations  of  $12.6  million  and  change  in  the  fair  value  of  the  contingent  consideration  of  $93.7 
million,  partially  offset  by  depreciation  and  amortization  of  $581.1  million,  net  non-cash  charge  of  $268.0 
million related to an LCM inventory adjustment, impairment expense of $98.8 million, pension and other post-
retirement  benefits  costs  of  $55.7  million,  stock-based  compensation  of  $34.2  million,  debt  extinguishment 
costs related to the early redemption of our 2023 Senior Notes of $22.2 million, change in the fair value of our 
catalyst  obligations  of  $11.8  million  and  deferred  income  taxes  of  $1.6  million.  In  addition,  net  changes  in 
operating  assets  and  liabilities  reflects  cash  inflows  of  $585.9  million  driven  by  the  timing  of  inventory 
purchases, payments for accrued expenses and accounts payable and collections of accounts receivable. 

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Net cash used in operating activities was $631.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared 
to  net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  of  $933.5  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019.  Our 
operating  cash  flows  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2019  included  our  net  income  of  $375.2  million, 
depreciation and amortization of $447.5 million, deferred income tax expense of $103.7 million, pension and 
other post-retirement benefits costs of $44.8 million, stock-based compensation of $37.3 million, net non-cash 
charges  relating  to  the  change  in  the  fair  value  of  our  inventory  repurchase  obligations  of  $25.4  million,  and 
changes in the fair value of our catalyst obligations of $9.7 million, partially offset by a net non-cash benefit of 
$250.2 million relating to an LCM inventory adjustment, a gain on sale of assets of $29.9 million and change in 
fair value of contingent consideration of $0.8 million. In addition, net changes in operating assets and liabilities 
reflected cash inflows of approximately $170.8 million driven by the timing of inventory purchases, payments 
for accrued expenses and accounts payable and collections of accounts receivable.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $388.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared 
to $1,026.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The net cash flows used in investing activities for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  was  comprised  of  cash  outflows  of  capital  expenditures  totaling  $249.1 
million,  expenditures  for  refinery  turnarounds  of  $117.7  million,  and  expenditures  for  other  assets  of  $28.9 
million, partially offset by proceeds from the sale of assets $7.2 million. Net cash used in investing activities for 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  was  comprised  of  cash  outflows  of  $1,176.2  million  used  to  fund  the 
Martinez  Acquisition,  capital  expenditures  totaling  $196.2  million,  expenditures  for  refinery  turnarounds  of 
$188.1 million and expenditures for other assets of $9.1 million, partially offset by proceeds from sale of assets 
of $543.1 million.

Net  cash  used  in  investing  activities  was  $1,026.5  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020 
compared to $712.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Net cash used in investing activities for the 
year  ended  December  31,  2019  was  comprised  of  cash  outflows  of  $404.9  million  for  capital  expenditures, 
expenditures  for  refinery  turnarounds  of  $299.3  million  and  expenditures  for  other  assets  of  $44.7  million, 
partially offset by proceeds of $36.3 million related to the sale of land at our Torrance refinery.

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities was $356.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 compared 
to net cash provided by financing activities of $2,452.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. For the 
year ended December 31, 2021, net cash used in financing activities consisted of $146.8 million related to the 
repurchase of the principal amount outstanding of the 2028 Senior Notes and the 2025 Senior Notes, excluding 
accrued  interest,  net  repayments  on  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  of  $100.0  million,  distributions  and 
dividends of $39.7 million, net settlements of precious metal catalyst obligations of $31.7 million, payments on 
finance  leases  of  $17.8  million,  PBFX  Contingent  Consideration  payments  of  $12.2  million,  principal 
amortization payments on the $35.0 million term loan (the “PBF Rail Term Loan”) of $7.4 million, and deferred 
financing  costs  and  other  of  $1.2  million.  For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  net  cash  provided  by 
financing activities consisted of cash proceeds of $1,228.7 million from the issuance of the 2025 Senior Secured 
Notes net of related issuance costs, cash proceeds of $469.9 million from the issuance of the 2028 Senior Notes 
net  of  cash  paid  to  redeem  the  2023  Senior  Notes  and  related  issuance  costs,  net  borrowings  under  our 
Revolving  Credit  Facility  of  $900.0  million,  and  proceeds  from  catalyst  financing  arrangements  of  $51.9 
million,  partially  offset  by  net  repayments  on  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  of  $83.0  million,  net 
settlements of precious metal catalyst obligations of $8.8 million, distributions and dividends of $82.2 million, 
principal  amortization  payments  of  the  PBF  Rail  Term  Loan  of  $7.2  million,  payments  on  finance  leases  of 
$12.4  million,  taxes  paid  for  net  settlement  of  equity-based  compensation  of  $2.1  million,  repurchases  of  our 
common  stock  in  connection  with  tax  withholding  obligations  upon  the  vesting  of  certain  restricted  stock 
awards of $1.6 million and deferred financing costs and other of $0.5 million.

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Net  cash  provided  by  financing  activities  was  $2,452.7  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020 
compared to net cash used in financing activities of $3.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. For the 
year  ended  December  31,  2019,  net  cash  used  in  financing  activities  consisted  primarily  of  distributions  and 
dividends  of  $209.2  million,  principal  amortization  payments  of  the  PBF  Rail  Term  Loan  of  $7.0  million,  
settlements of catalyst obligations of $6.5 million, taxes paid for net settlement of equity-based compensation of 
$4.8 million, repurchases of our common stock in connection with tax withholding obligations upon the vesting 
of  certain  restricted  stock  awards  of  $4.9  million  and  deferred  payment  for  the  East  Coast  Storage  Assets 
Acquisition  of  $32.0  million,    partially  offset  by  $132.5  million  in  net  proceeds  from  the  issuance  of  PBFX 
common  units,  net  borrowings  from  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  of  $127.0  million  and  deferred 
financing costs and other of $1.6 million. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2019, we borrowed 
and  repaid  $1,350.0  million  under  our  Revolving  Credit  Facility  resulting  in  no  net  change  to  amounts 
outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2019.

The cash flow activity of PBF LLC for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 is materially 
consistent with that of PBF Energy discussed above, other than changes in deferred income taxes and certain 
working capital items, which are different from PBF Energy due to certain tax related items not applicable to 
PBF LLC. Additionally, PBF LLC reflects net borrowings of $1.1 million, $0.1 million and $3.1 million for the 
years  ended  December  31,  2021,  2020  and  2019,  respectively,  related  to  an  affiliate  loan  with  PBF  Energy, 
included in cash flows from financing activities, which eliminates in consolidation at PBF Energy. 

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December 31, 2021

$ 

375.2 

1,250.0 

826.5 

669.5 

900.0 

58.4 

3,704.4 

525.0 

100.0 

625.0 

(35.0) 

1.4 

4,671.0 

(375.2) 

4,295.8 

2,532.8 

6,828.6 

 63 %

Capitalization

Our capital structure was comprised of the following as of December 31, 2021 (in millions):

Debt: (1)

PBF LLC debt 

Affiliate note payable 
PBF Holding debt 

2025 Senior Secured Notes

2028 Senior Notes 

2025 Senior Notes

Revolving Credit Facility

Catalyst financing arrangements

PBF Holding debt
PBFX debt

PBFX 2023 Senior Notes 

PBFX Revolving Credit Facility 

PBFX debt

Unamortized deferred financing costs 

Unamortized premium

Total PBF LLC debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and premium  

Less: Affiliate note payable 
Total PBF Energy debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs and 
premium (2)

Total PBF Energy Equity
Total PBF Energy Capitalization (3)
Total PBF Energy Debt to Capitalization Ratio

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$ 

$ 

$ 

(1) Refer to “Note 10 - Credit Facilities and Debt” and “Note 11 - Affiliate Note Payable - PBF LLC” of our 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further disclosure related to debt. 
(2) Excludes the PBF LLC affiliate note payable that is eliminated at the PBF Energy level.
(3) Total Capitalization refers to the sum of debt, excluding intercompany debt, plus total Equity.

2021 Debt Related Transactions

During the year ended December 31, 2021, we made a number of open market repurchases of our 2028 
Senior Notes and our 2025 Senior Notes that resulted in the extinguishment of $173.5 million in principal of the 
2028  Senior  Notes  and  $55.5  million  in  principal  of  the  2025  Senior  Notes.  Total  cash  consideration  paid  to 
repurchase  the  principal  amount  outstanding  of  the  2028  Senior  Notes  and  the  2025  Senior  Notes,  excluding 
accrued interest, totaled $146.8 million and we recognized a $79.9 million gain on the extinguishment of debt 
during the year ended December 31, 2021.We also made net repayments on the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility 
of $100.0 million and settled certain of our precious metal financing arrangements, resulting in a reduction to 
debt of approximately $31.7 million.

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We may, at any time and from time to time, seek to continue to repurchase or retire our outstanding debt 
securities through cash purchases (and/or exchanges for equity or debt), in open-market purchases, block trades, 
privately  negotiated  transactions  or  otherwise,  upon  such  terms  and  at  such  prices  as  we  may  determine.  We 
will evaluate any such transactions in light of then-existing market conditions, taking into account our current 
liquidity and prospects for future access to capital, the trading prices of our debt securities, legal requirements 
and  contractual  restrictions  and  economic  and  market  conditions.  The  amounts  involved  in  any  such 
transactions, individually or in the aggregate, may be material. We are not obligated to repurchase any of our 
debt  securities  other  than  as  set  forth  in  the  applicable  indentures,  and  repurchases  may  be  suspended  or 
discontinued at any time without prior notice.

Revolving Credit Facilities Overview

One of our primary sources of liquidity are borrowings available under our revolving credit facilities. As 
of  December  31,  2021,  PBF  Energy  had  $1,341.5  million  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents,  a  $900.0  million 
outstanding  balance  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility  and  $100.0  million  outstanding  under  the  PBFX 
Revolving  Credit  Facility.  PBF  LLC  cash  and  cash  equivalents  totaled  $1,339.8  million  as  of  December  31, 
2021. 

We had available capacity under revolving credit facilities as follows at December 31, 2021 (in millions):

Revolving Credit Facility (a)
PBFX Revolving Credit 
Facility
Total Credit Facilities

Total 
Commitment
$ 

3,400.0  $ 

Amount Borrowed 
as of December 31, 
2021

Outstanding 
Letters of 
Credit

900.0  $ 

380.1  $ 

Borrowing 
Base 
Availability
3,400.0 

500.0 
3,900.0  $ 

$ 

100.0 
1,000.0  $ 

3.5 
383.6  $ 

396.5 
3,796.5 

Expiration 
Date
May 2023

July 2023

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(a)

The  amount  available  for  borrowings  and  letters  of  credit  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility  is  calculated  according  to  a 
“borrowing base” formula based on (i) 90% of the book value of Eligible Accounts with respect to investment grade obligors 
plus (ii) 85% of the book value of Eligible Accounts with respect to non-investment grade obligors plus (iii) 80% of the cost of 
Eligible Hydrocarbon Inventory plus (iv) 100% of Cash and Cash Equivalents in deposit accounts subject to a control agreement, 
in each case as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement. The borrowing base is subject to customary reserves and eligibility 
criteria and in any event cannot exceed $3.4 billion.

Additional Information on Indebtedness

Our  debt,  including  our  revolving  credit  facilities  and  senior  notes,  include  certain  typical  financial 
covenants  and  restrictions  on  our  subsidiaries’  ability  to,  among  other  things,  incur  or  guarantee  new  debt, 
engage in certain business activities including transactions with affiliates and asset sales, make investments or 
distributions,  engage  in  mergers  or  pay  dividends  in  certain  circumstances.  These  covenants  are  subject  to  a 
number  of  important  exceptions  and  qualifications.  We  are  in  compliance  as  of  December  31,  2021  with  all 
covenants,  including  financial  covenants,  in  all  of  our  debt  agreements.  For  further  discussion  of  our 
indebtedness  and  these  covenants  and  restrictions,  see  “Note  10  -  Credit  Facilities  and  Debt”  of  our  Notes  to 
Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Liquidity 

As  of  December  31,  2021,  our  operational  liquidity  was  more  than  $2.4  billion  ($2.3  billion  as  of 
December  31,  2020),  which  consists  of  $1.3  billion  of  cash,  excluding  cash  held  at  PBFX,  and  more  than 
$1.1 billion of borrowing availability under our Revolving Credit Facility, which includes our cash on hand. In 
addition, as of December 31, 2021, PBFX had approximately $430.4 million of liquidity ($331.4 million as of 
December  31,  2020),  including  approximately  $33.9  million  in  cash,  and  access  to  approximately 
$396.5 million under the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility.

Due  to  the  unprecedented  events  caused  by  the  COVID-19  pandemic  and  the  negative  impact  on  our 
liquidity, we executed a plan to strengthen our balance sheet and increase our flexibility and responsiveness by 
incorporating  certain  adjustments  to  our  operations  and  other  cost  saving  measures.  We  remain  committed  to 
our plan in the current year with notable events within the past twelve months highlighted below:

•

•

•

•

•

Extinguishment of $229.0 million of our 2028 Senior Notes and 2025 Senior Notes to date, which will 
result in annual cash interest savings of approximately $14.4 million.

In  October  2021,  executed  the  Third  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  with  J.  Aron  through  2024, 
covering  certain  crude  oil,  intermediate  and  finished  products  across  our  East  Coast  and  Chalmette 
refineries;

On December 31, 2020, we completed the operational reconfiguration of our East Coast Refining System 
comprised of our Delaware City and Paulsboro refineries. The reconfiguration resulted in the temporary 
idling  of  certain  Paulsboro  refinery  units  and  overall  lower  throughput  and  inventory  levels.  Recurring 
annual operating and capital expenditures savings are expected to be approximately $100.0 million and 
$50.0 million, respectively, relative to average historic levels; 

Implemented  and/or  continued  various  cost  reduction  and  cash  preservation  initiatives,  including  a 
significant  decrease  in  2021  capital  expenditures  and  reducing  2021  operating  expenses  driven  by 
minimizing discretionary activities and third-party services; and

Continued the temporary suspension of our quarterly dividend of $0.30 per share, anticipated to preserve 
approximately $35.0 million of cash each quarter, to support the balance sheet. 

We are actively responding to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing rebalancing in the 
global oil markets. We continue to adjust our operational plans to the evolving market conditions and continue 
to target and execute reduction measures. We also remain committed to assessing other opportunities that could 
improve our liquidity, including by further reducing debt and/or potential sales of non-operating assets or other 
real property, although there can be no assurance that we will do so.

While it is impossible to estimate the duration or complete financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, 
we believe that the strategic actions we have taken, plus our cash flows from operations and available capital 
resources will be sufficient to meet our and our subsidiaries’ capital expenditures, working capital needs, and 
debt  service  requirements,  for  the  next  twelve  months.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  our  assumptions  used  to 
estimate our liquidity requirements will be correct because the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having 
on us and our industry is ongoing and unprecedented. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on 
our business, financial condition, results of operations and liquidity will depend largely on future developments, 
including  the  severity,  location  and  duration  of  the  pandemic  and  variants  thereof,  the  effectiveness  of  the 
vaccine programs and other actions undertaken by national, regional and local governments and health officials 
to contain the virus or treat its effects, and how quickly and to what extent economic conditions improve and 
normal business and operating conditions resume. As a result, we may require additional capital, and, from time 
to time, may pursue funding strategies in the capital markets or through private transactions to strengthen our 
liquidity and/or fund strategic initiatives. Such additional financing may not be available at favorable terms or at 
all.

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We may incur additional indebtedness in the future, including additional secured indebtedness, subject to 
the  satisfaction  of  any  debt  incurrence  and,  if  applicable,  lien  incurrence  limitation  covenants  in  our  existing 
financing  agreements.  Although  we  were  in  compliance  with  incurrence  covenants  during  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2021, to the extent that any of our activities triggered these covenants, there are no assurances 
that conditions could not change significantly, and that such changes could adversely impact our ability to meet 
some  of  these  incurrence  covenants  at  the  time  that  we  needed  to.  Failure  to  meet  the  incurrence  covenants 
could impose certain incremental restrictions on, among other matters, our ability to incur new debt (including 
secured  debt)  and  also  may  limit  the  extent  to  which  we  may  pay  future  dividends,  make  new  investments, 
repurchase our outstanding debt or stock or incur new liens. 

Working Capital

PBF Energy’s working capital at December 31, 2021 was approximately $1,439.5 million, consisting of 
$5,199.2 million in total current assets and $3,759.7 million in total current liabilities. PBF Energy’s working 
capital  at  December  31,  2020  was  $1,415.9  million,  consisting  of  $3,867.4  million  in  total  current  assets  and 
$2,451.5  million  in  total  current  liabilities.  PBF  LLC’s  working  capital  at  December  31,  2021  was 
approximately  $1,385.6  million,  consisting  of  $5,197.5  million  in  total  current  assets  and  $3,811.9  million  in 
total current liabilities. PBF LLC’s working capital at December 31, 2020 was $1,374.1 million, consisting of 
$3,865.2 million in total current assets and $2,491.1 million in total current liabilities. 

Crude and Feedstock Supply Agreements

Certain of our purchases of crude oil under our agreements with foreign national oil companies require 
that we post letters of credit, if open terms are exceeded, and arrange for shipment. We pay for the crude when 
invoiced,  at  which  time  any  applicable  letters  of  credit  are  lifted.  We  have  a  contract  with  Saudi  Aramco 
pursuant to which we have been purchasing up to approximately 100,000 bpd of crude oil from Saudi Aramco 
that  is  processed  at  our  Paulsboro  refinery.  In  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  the  Chalmette  refinery  we 
entered into a contract with PDVSA for the supply of 40,000 to 60,000 bpd of crude oil that can be processed at 
any of our East or Gulf Coast refineries. We have not sourced crude oil under this agreement since 2017 when 
PDVSA  suspended  deliveries  due  to  the  parties’  inability  to  agree  to  mutually  acceptable  payment  terms  and 
because of U.S. government sanctions against PDVSA. Notwithstanding the suspension, the U.S. government 
sanctions imposed against PDVSA and Venezuela prevented us from purchasing crude oil under this agreement. 
In  connection  with  the  closing  of  the  acquisition  of  the  Torrance  refinery,  we  entered  into  a  crude  supply 
agreement with ExxonMobil for approximately 60,000 bpd of crude oil that can be processed at our Torrance 
refinery. We currently purchase all of our crude and feedstock needs independently from a variety of suppliers 
on the spot market or through term agreements for our Delaware City and Toledo refineries.

We currently have various crude supply agreements with terms through 2025 with Shell Oil Products for 
approximately 145,000 bpd, in the aggregate, to support our West Coast and Mid-Continent refinery operations. 
In addition, we have certain offtake agreements for our West Coast system with the same counterparty for clean 
products with varying terms up to 15 years. 

Inventory Intermediation Agreement

On  October  25,  2021,  PBF  Holding  and  its  subsidiaries,  the  PBF  Entities,  entered  into  the  Third 
Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  with  J.  Aron,  pursuant  to  which  the  terms  of  the  previous  inventory 
intermediation agreements were amended and restated in their entirety, including, among other things, pricing 
and  an  extension  of  terms.  The  Third  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  extends  the  term  to  December  31, 
2024,  which  term  may  be  further  extended  by  mutual  consent  of  the  parties  to  December  31,  2025.  If  not 
extended  or  replaced,  at  expiration,  we  will  be  required  to  repurchase  the  inventories  outstanding  under  the 
Third  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  at  that  time.  We  intend  to  either  extend  or  replace  the  Third 
Inventory Intermediation Agreement prior to its expiration.

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At  December  31,  2021,  the  LIFO  value  of  the  J.  Aron  Products  included  within  Inventories  in  our 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  was  $445.2  million.  We  accrue  a  corresponding  liability  for  such  crude  oil, 
intermediates and finished products.

Capital Spending

Capital  spending  was  $395.7  million  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  which  primarily  included 
costs  associated  with  safety  related  enhancements  and  facility  improvements  at  our  refineries,  and 
approximately  $8.6  million  of  capital  expenditures  related  to  PBFX.  Our  2022  estimate  for  maintenance, 
environmental,  regulatory  and  safety  capital  expenditures  are  estimated  to  remain  in  line  with  our  historical 
average of $150.0 million to $200.0 million. For the first half of 2022, we expect to incur turnaround-related 
capital expenditures of approximately $200.0 million to $225.0 million primarily relating to turnarounds at our 
East  and  West  Coast  refineries.  In  addition,  PBFX  expects  to  spend  an  aggregate  of  approximately 
$20.0 million to $28.0 million in net capital expenditures during 2022. 

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Material Cash Requirements 

Our  material  cash  requirements  include  the  following  known  contractual  and  other  obligations  as  of 
December 31, 2021 (in millions). The table below does not include any intercompany contractual obligations 
with PBFX as our related party transactions are eliminated upon consolidation of our financial statements. 

Payments due by period

Total

Less than
1 year

1-3 Years

3-5 Years

More than
5 years

$  4,329.4  $ 

58.4  $  1,525.0  $  1,919.5  $ 

826.5 

1,013.5 

2,409.0 

294.2 

266.0 

463.6 

415.4 

  20,237.8 

8,239.8 

  11,359.1 

127.5 

163.6 

330.3 
42.6 

127.5 

14.9 

26.1 
2.9 

— 

29.5 

33.4 
39.7 

181.3 

363.4 

400.4 

— 

16.6 

33.5 
— 

74.4 

1,364.2 

238.5 

— 

102.6 

237.3 
— 

$  28,653.7  $  9,029.8  $  13,865.7  $  2,914.7  $  2,843.5 

375.2 

— 

— 

— 

375.2 

$  29,028.9  $  9,029.8  $  13,865.7  $  2,914.7  $  3,218.7 

PBF Energy:
Credit facilities and debt (a)
Interest payments on Credit facilities and debt
Leases and other rental-related commitments (b)
Purchase obligations (c)
Construction obligations
Environmental obligations (d)
Pension and post-retirement obligations (e)
Contingent consideration (f)
Total material cash requirements for PBF 
Energy

Adjustments for PBF LLC:
Add: Affiliate Note Payable (g)
Total material cash requirements for PBF 
LLC

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(a)  Credit facilities and debt

Credit  facilities  and  debt  represent  (i)  the  repayment  of  the  outstanding  borrowings  under  the  Revolving 
Credit Facility; (ii) the repayment of indebtedness incurred in connection with the 2025 Senior Secured Notes, 
2028  Senior  Notes  and  2025  Senior  Notes;  (iii)  the  repayment  of  our  catalyst  financing  obligations  on  their 
maturity dates; and (iv) the repayment of outstanding amounts under the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility and 
the  PBFX  2023  Senior  Notes.  With  the  exception  of  our  catalyst  financing  obligations,  we  have  no  debt 
maturing before 2023 as of December 31, 2021.

Refer to “Note 10 - Credit Facilities and Debt” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further 

disclosure related to debt.

(b)  Leases and other rental-related commitments

Operating and Finance lease obligations include options to extend terms that are reasonably certain of being 
exercised. We have entered into certain agreements for the supply of hydrogen that contain both lease and non-
lease components. The table above also includes such non-lease components of these agreements. See “Note 15 
-  Leases”  of  our  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  for  further  details  and  disclosures  regarding  our 
operating and finance lease obligations.

We  also  enter  into  contractual  obligations  with  third  parties  for  the  right  to  use  property  for  locating 
pipelines  and  accessing  certain  of  our  assets  (also  referred  to  as  land  easements)  in  the  normal  course  of 
business.  Our  obligations  regarding  such  land  easements  are  included  within  Leases  and  other  rental-related 
commitments in the table above. 

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(c)  Purchase obligations

We have obligations to repurchase the J. Aron Products under the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement 
with  J.  Aron  as  further  explained  in  “Note  2  -  Summary  of  Significant  Accounting  Policies”,  “Note  6  - 
Inventories” and “Note 9 - Accrued Expenses” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Additionally, 
purchase  obligations  include  commitments  to  purchase  crude  oil  from  certain  counterparties  under  supply 
agreements, contracts for the transportation of crude oil and supply of hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, chemicals, 
steam, or natural gas to certain of our refineries, contracts for the treatment of wastewater, contracts for pipeline 
capacity, and forward purchase commitments to acquire AB 32, RINs or LCFS credits from third parties.

The amounts included in this table exclude our crude supply agreement with PDVSA. We have not sourced 
crude oil under this agreement since the third quarter of 2017 as PDVSA has suspended deliveries due to the 
parties  inability  to  agree  to  mutually  acceptable  payment  terms  and  because  of  U.S.  government  sanctions 
against PDVSA.

(d)  Environmental obligations

In connection with certain of our refinery and logistics acquisitions, we have assumed certain environmental 
remediation obligations to address matters that were outstanding at the time of such acquisitions. In addition, in 
connection  with  most  of  these  acquisitions,  we  have  purchased  environmental  insurance  policies  to  insure 
against  unknown  environmental  liabilities  at  each  site.  The  obligations  in  the  table  above  reflect  our 
undiscounted best estimate in cost and tenure to remediate our outstanding obligations and are further discussed 
in “Note 14 - Commitments and Contingencies” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 

(e)  Pension and post-retirement obligations

Pension  and  post-retirement  obligations  include  only  those  amounts  we  expect  to  pay  out  in  benefit 
payments  and  are  further  explained  in  “Note  19  -  Employee  Benefit  Plans”  of  our  Notes  to  Consolidated 
Financial Statements.

(f)  Contingent Consideration

Contingent consideration includes our obligations to pay certain contractual earn-outs entered into as part of 
acquisitions.  Our  earn-out  obligation  related  to  the  Martinez  Acquisition  includes  the  estimated  undiscounted 
Contingent  Consideration  amounts  payable  to  Shell  Oil  Products  related  to  the  annual  earn-out  payments 
through  2023.  Our  earn-out  obligation  related  to  the  East  Coast  Storage  Assets  Acquisition  and  our  amount 
payable  to  Crown  Point  relates  to  our  year  one  earn-out  obligation  payable  in  2022  with  no  future  estimated 
earn-out obligations for years thereafter. 

(g)  Affiliate Note Payable

As  described  in  “Note  11  -  Affiliate  Note  Payable  -  PBF  LLC”  of  our  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial 
Statements,  as  of  December  31,  2021,  PBF  LLC  had  an  outstanding  note  payable  with  PBF  Energy  for  an 
aggregate principal amount of $375.2 million. The note has an interest rate of 2.5% and matures in April 2030, 
but may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, at the option of PBF LLC without penalty or premium. This 
affiliate note payable is a cash obligation of PBF LLC only and eliminates in consolidation for PBF Energy.

Tax Distributions

PBF  LLC  is  required  to  make  periodic  tax  distributions  to  the  members  of  PBF  LLC,  including  PBF 
Energy, pro rata in accordance with their respective percentage interests for such period (as determined under 
the  amended  and  restated  limited  liability  company  agreement  of  PBF  LLC),  subject  to  available  cash  and 
applicable  law  and  contractual  restrictions  (including  pursuant  to  our  debt  instruments)  and  based  on  certain 
assumptions. Generally, these tax distributions will be an amount equal to our estimate of the taxable income of 
PBF LLC for the year multiplied by an assumed tax rate equal to the highest effective marginal combined U.S. 

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federal,  state  and  local  income  tax  rate  prescribed  for  an  individual  or  corporate  resident  in  New  York,  New 
York (taking into account the nondeductibility of certain expenses). If, with respect to any given calendar year, 
the aggregate periodic tax distributions were less than the actual taxable income of PBF LLC multiplied by the 
assumed tax rate, PBF LLC will make a “true up” tax distribution, no later than March 15 of the following year, 
equal to such difference, subject to the available cash and borrowings of PBF LLC. As these distributions are 
conditional they have been excluded from the table above. 

Critical Accounting Policies

The following summary provides further information about our critical accounting policies that involve 
critical  accounting  estimates  and  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  “Note  2  -  Summary  of  Significant 
Accounting  Policies”  of  our  Notes  to  Consolidated  Financial  Statements.  The  following  accounting  policies 
involve estimates that are considered critical due to the level of subjectivity and judgment involved, as well as 
the  impact  on  our  financial  position  and  results  of  operations.  We  believe  that  all  of  our  estimates  are 
reasonable. Unless otherwise noted, estimates of the sensitivity to earnings that would result from changes in 
the  assumptions  used  in  determining  our  estimates  is  not  practicable  due  to  the  number  of  assumptions  and 
contingencies involved, and the wide range of possible outcomes.

Inventory

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market. The cost of crude oil, feedstocks, blendstocks and 
refined  products  is  determined  under  the  LIFO  method  using  the  dollar  value  LIFO  method  with  increments 
valued  based  on  average  cost  during  the  year.  The  cost  of  supplies  and  other  inventories  is  determined 
principally on the weighted average cost method. In addition, the use of the LIFO inventory method may result 
in increases or decreases to cost of sales in years that inventory volumes decline as the result of charging cost of 
sales  with  LIFO  inventory  costs  generated  in  prior  periods.  At  December  31,  2021  the  replacement  value  of 
inventories exceeded the LIFO carrying value. At December 31, 2020, market values had fallen below historical 
LIFO  inventory  costs  and,  as  a  result,  we  recorded  an  LCM  or  market  inventory  valuation  reserve  of  $669.6 
million.  The  LCM  or  market  inventory  valuation  reserve,  or  a  portion  thereof,  is  subject  to  reversal  as  a 
reduction to cost of products sold in subsequent periods as inventories giving rise to the reserve are sold, and a 
new  reserve  is  established.  Such  a  reduction  to  cost  of  products  sold  could  be  significant  if  inventory  values 
return to historical cost price levels. Additionally, further decreases in overall inventory values could result in 
additional charges to cost of products sold should the LCM or market inventory valuation reserve be increased.

Environmental Matters

Liabilities for future clean-up costs are recorded when environmental assessments and/or clean-up efforts 
are  probable  and  the  costs  can  be  reasonably  estimated.  Other  than  for  periodic  assessments,  the  timing  and 
magnitude  of  these  accruals  generally  are  based  on  the  completion  of  investigations  or  other  studies  or  a 
commitment to a formal plan of action. Environmental liabilities are based on best estimates of probable future 
costs  using  currently  available  technology  and  applying  current  regulations,  as  well  as  our  own  internal 
environmental policies. The actual settlement of our liability for environmental matters could materially differ 
from  our  estimates  due  to  a  number  of  uncertainties  such  as  the  extent  of  contamination,  changes  in 
environmental laws and regulations, potential improvements in remediation technologies and the participation 
of other responsible parties. While we believe that our current estimates of the amounts and timing of the costs 
related  to  the  remediation  of  these  liabilities  are  reasonable,  we  have  had  limited  prior  exposure  to  certain  of 
these environmental obligations due to our short operating history with certain of our assets. It is possible that 
our  estimates  of  the  costs  and  duration  of  the  environmental  remediation  activities  related  to  these  liabilities 
could materially change.

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Business Combinations

We  use  the  acquisition  method  of  accounting  for  the  recognition  of  assets  acquired  and  liabilities 
assumed  in  business  combinations  at  their  estimated  fair  values  as  of  the  date  of  acquisition.  Any  excess 
consideration  transferred  over  the  estimated  fair  values  of  the  identifiable  net  assets  acquired  is  recorded  as 
goodwill. Significant judgment is required in estimating the fair value of assets acquired. As a result, in the case 
of significant acquisitions, we obtain the assistance of third-party valuation specialists in estimating fair values 
of tangible and intangible assets based on available historical information and on expectations and assumptions 
about  the  future,  considering  the  perspective  of  marketplace  participants.  While  management  believes  those 
expectations  and  assumptions  are  reasonable,  they  are  inherently  uncertain.  Unanticipated  market  or 
macroeconomic  events  and  circumstances  may  occur,  which  could  affect  the  accuracy  or  validity  of  the 
estimates and assumptions.

Certain of our acquisitions may include earn-out provisions or other forms of contingent consideration. 
As  of  the  acquisition  date,  we  record  contingent  consideration,  as  applicable,  at  the  estimated  fair  value  of 
expected  future  payments  associated  with  the  earn-out.  Any  changes  to  the  recorded  fair  value  of  contingent 
consideration, subsequent to the measurement period, will be recognized as earnings in the period in which it 
occurs.  Such  contingent  consideration  liabilities  are  based  on  best  estimates  of  future  expected  payment 
obligations, which are subject to change due to many factors outside of our control. Changes to the estimate of 
expected  future  contingent  consideration  payments  may  occur,  from  time  to  time,  due  to  various  reasons, 
including actual results differing from estimates and adjustments to the revenue or earnings assumptions used as 
the basis for the liability based on historical experience. While we believe that our current estimate of the fair 
value of our contingent consideration liability is reasonable, it is possible that the actual future settlement of our 
earn-out obligations could materially differ.

Deferred Turnaround Costs

Refinery turnaround costs, which are incurred in connection with planned major maintenance activities at 
our  refineries,  are  capitalized  when  incurred  and  amortized  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  period  of  time 
estimated until the next turnaround occurs (generally three to six years). While we believe that the estimates of 
time until the next turnaround are reasonable, it should be noted that factors such as competition, regulation or 
environmental matters could cause us to change our estimates thus impacting amortization expense in the future.

Derivative Instruments

We are exposed to market risk, primarily related to changes in commodity prices for the crude oil and 
feedstocks used in the refining process, as well as the prices of the refined products sold and the risk associated 
with the price of credits needed to comply with various governmental and regulatory environmental compliance 
programs.  The  accounting  treatment  for  commodity  and  environmental  compliance  contracts  depends  on  the 
intended use of the particular contract and on whether or not the contract meets the definition of a derivative. 
Non-derivative contracts are recorded at the time of delivery.

All  derivative  instruments  that  are  not  designated  as  normal  purchases  or  sales  are  recorded  in  our 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities measured at their fair values. Changes in the fair value 
of  derivative  instruments  that  either  are  not  designated  or  do  not  qualify  for  hedge  accounting  treatment  or 
normal  purchase  or  normal  sale  accounting  are  recognized  in  income.  Contracts  qualifying  for  the  normal 
purchases  and  sales  exemption  are  accounted  for  upon  settlement.  We  elect  fair  value  hedge  accounting  for 
certain derivatives associated with our inventory repurchase obligations.

Derivative  accounting  is  complex  and  requires  management  judgment  in  the  following  respects: 
identification  of  derivatives  and  embedded  derivatives;  determination  of  the  fair  value  of  derivatives; 
identification  of  hedge  relationships;  assessment  and  measurement  of  hedge  ineffectiveness;  and  election  and 
designation of the normal purchases and sales exception. All of these judgments, depending upon their timing 
and effect, can have a significant impact on earnings.

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Impairment of Long-Lived Assets 

We  evaluate  long-lived  assets  for  impairment  on  a  continual  basis  and  reassess  the  reasonableness  of 
their related useful lives whenever events or changes in circumstances warrant assessment. Possible triggering 
events may include, among other things, significant adverse changes in the business climate, market conditions, 
environmental regulations or a determination that it is more likely than not that an asset or an asset group will 
be sold or retired before its estimated useful life. These possible triggering events of impairment may impact 
our  assumptions  related  to  future  throughput  levels,  future  operating  revenues,  expenses  and  gross  margin, 
levels  of  anticipated  capital  expenditures  and  remaining  useful  life.  Long-lived  assets  are  tested  for 
recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may 
not  be  recoverable.  A  long-lived  asset  is  not  recoverable  if  its  carrying  amount  exceeds  the  sum  of  the 
undiscounted  cash  flows  expected  to  result  from  its  use  and  eventual  disposition.  Cash  flows  for  long-lived 
assets/asset  groups  are  determined  at  the  lowest  level  for  which  identifiable  cash  flows  exist.  The  cash  flows 
from the refinery asset groups are evaluated individually regardless of product mix or fuel type produced. If a 
long-lived  asset  is  not  recoverable,  an  impairment  loss  is  recognized  for  the  amount  by  which  the  carrying 
amount of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value, with fair value determined based on discounted estimated 
net  cash  flows  or  other  appropriate  methods.  Our  assumptions  incorporate  inherent  uncertainties  that  are  at 
times difficult to predict and could result in impairment charges or accelerated depreciation in future periods if 
actual results materially differ from the estimated assumptions used. 

Income Taxes and Tax Receivable Agreement

As a result of PBF Energy’s acquisition of PBF LLC Series A Units or exchanges of PBF LLC Series A 
Units for PBF Energy Class A common stock, it expects to benefit from amortization and other tax deductions 
reflecting the step up in tax basis in the acquired assets. Those deductions will be allocated to PBF Energy and 
will be taken into account in reporting its taxable income. As a result of a federal income tax election made by 
PBF LLC, applicable to a portion of PBF Energy’s acquisition of PBF LLC Series A Units, the income tax basis 
of the assets of PBF LLC, underlying a portion of the units PBF Energy acquired, has been adjusted based upon 
the amount that PBF Energy paid for that portion of its PBF LLC Series A Units. PBF Energy entered into the 
Tax Receivable Agreement which provides for the payment by PBF Energy equal to 85% of the amount of the 
benefits,  if  any,  that  it  is  deemed  to  realize  as  a  result  of  (i)  increases  in  tax  basis  and  (ii)  certain  other  tax 
benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments 
under the Tax Receivable Agreement. As a result of these transactions, PBF Energy’s tax basis in its share of 
PBF LLC’s assets will be higher than the book basis of these same assets. This resulted in a deferred tax asset of 
$141.2 million as of December 31, 2021.

Deferred  taxes  are  calculated  using  a  liability  method,  whereby  deferred  tax  assets  are  recognized  for 
deductible temporary differences and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. 
Temporary differences represent the differences between reported amounts of assets and liabilities and their tax 
bases. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more 
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and 
liabilities are adjusted for the effect of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. We recognize tax 
benefits for uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based on its 
technical merits. Interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions are included as a component of the provision 
for income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result of management’s assessment of the 
available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated 
to  permit  use  of  the  existing  deferred  tax  assets  as  of  December  31,  2021,  a  valuation  allowance  of  $308.5 
million  was  recorded  to  recognize  only  the  portion  of  deferred  tax  assets  that  are  more  likely  than  not  to  be 
realized. The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates of 
future  taxable  income  are  reduced  or  increased  or  if  objective  negative  evidence  in  the  form  of  cumulative 
losses  is  no  longer  present  and  additional  weight  is  given  to  subjective  evidence  such  as  our  projections  for 
future taxable income. As a result of the valuation allowance, the liability associated with the Tax Receivable 
Agreement was $48.3 million as of December 31, 2021.

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Pursuant  to  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  PBF  Energy  entered  into  at  the  time  of  its  initial  public 
offering, it is required to pay the current and former PBF LLC Series A unitholders, who exchange their units 
for PBF Energy stock or whose units we purchase, approximately 85% of the cash savings in income taxes that 
PBF Energy is deemed to realize as a result of the increase in the tax basis of its interest in PBF LLC, including 
tax benefits attributable to payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement. These payment obligations are 
of PBF Energy and not of PBF LLC or any of its subsidiaries. PBF Energy has recognized a liability for the Tax 
Receivable  Agreement  reflecting  its  estimate  of  the  undiscounted  amounts  that  it  expects  to  pay  under  the 
agreement. PBF Energy’s estimate of the Tax Receivable Agreement liability is based, in part, on forecasts of 
future  taxable  income  over  the  anticipated  life  of  PBF  Energy’s  future  business  operations,  assuming  no 
material  changes  in  the  relevant  tax  law.  The  assumptions  used  in  the  forecasts  are  subject  to  substantial 
uncertainty about PBF Energy’s future business operations and the actual payments that it is required to make 
under the Tax Receivable Agreement could differ materially from its current estimates. PBF Energy must adjust 
the estimated Tax Receivable Agreement liability each time we purchase PBF LLC Series A Units or upon an 
exchange of PBF LLC Series A Units for PBF Energy Class A common stock. Such adjustments will be based 
on forecasts of future taxable income and PBF Energy’s future business operations at the time of such purchases 
or exchanges. Periodically, PBF Energy may adjust the liability based on an updated estimate of the amounts 
that it expects to pay, using assumptions consistent with those used in its concurrent estimate of the deferred tax 
asset  valuation  allowance.  These  periodic  adjustments  to  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  liability,  if  any,  are 
recorded in general and administrative expense and may result in adjustments to our income tax expense and 
deferred tax assets and liabilities.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Refer to “Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of our Notes to Consolidated Financial 

Statements, for Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risks, including changes in commodity prices and interest rates. Our primary 
commodity price risk is associated with the difference between the prices we sell our refined products and the 
prices we pay for crude oil and other feedstocks. We may use derivative instruments to manage the risks from 
changes  in  the  prices  of  crude  oil  and  refined  products,  natural  gas,  interest  rates,  or  to  capture  market 
opportunities.

Commodity Price Risk 

Our earnings, cash flow and liquidity are significantly affected by a variety of factors beyond our control, 
including  the  supply  of,  and  demand  for,  crude  oil,  other  feedstocks,  refined  products  and  natural  gas.  The 
supply of and demand for these commodities depend on, among other factors, changes in domestic and foreign 
economies,  weather  conditions,  domestic  and  foreign  political  affairs,  planned  and  unplanned  downtime  in 
refineries,  pipelines  and  production  facilities,  production  levels,  the  availability  of  imports,  the  marketing  of 
competitive  and  alternative  fuels,  and  the  extent  of  government  regulation.  As  a  result,  the  prices  of  these 
commodities can be volatile. Our revenues fluctuate significantly with movements in industry refined product 
prices,  our  cost  of  sales  fluctuates  significantly  with  movements  in  crude  oil  and  feedstock  prices  and  our 
operating  expenses  fluctuate  with  movements  in  the  price  of  natural  gas.  We  manage  our  exposure  to  these 
commodity  price  risks  through  our  supply  and  offtake  agreements  as  well  as  through  the  use  of  various 
commodity derivative instruments.

We may use non-trading derivative instruments to manage exposure to commodity price risks associated 
with the purchase or sale of crude oil and feedstocks, finished products and natural gas outside of our supply 
and offtake agreements. The derivative instruments we use include physical commodity contracts and exchange-
traded  and  over-the-counter  financial  instruments.  We  mark-to-market  our  commodity  derivative  instruments 
and recognize the changes in their fair value in our statements of operations.  

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The negative impact of the unprecedented global health and economic crisis sparked by the COVID-19 
pandemic, combined with uncertainty around future output levels of the world’s largest oil producers increased 
unpredictability  in  oil  supply  and  demand  resulting  in  an  economic  challenge  to  our  industry  which  has  not 
occurred  since  our  formation.  This  combination  resulted  in  significant  reduction  in  demand  for  our  refined 
products  and  abnormal  volatility  in  oil  commodity  prices.  Demand  for  and  market  prices  of  most  of  our 
products started to recover following the lifting or easing of these restrictions by many governmental authorities 
and the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines at the beginning of 2021.

At  December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  we  had  gross  open  commodity  derivative  contracts 
representing  42.1  million  barrels  and  10.0  million  barrels,  respectively,  with  an  unrealized  net  loss  of  $12.0 
million  and  unrealized  net  loss  of  $3.0  million,  respectively.  The  open  commodity  derivative  contracts  as  of 
December 31, 2021 expire at various times during 2022 and 2023.

We carry inventories of crude oil, intermediates and refined products (“hydrocarbon inventories”) on our 
Consolidated Balance Sheets, the values of which are subject to fluctuations in market prices. Our hydrocarbon 
inventories  totaled  approximately  30.2  million  barrels  and  28.2  million  barrels  at  December  31,  2021  and 
December 31, 2020, respectively. The average cost of our hydrocarbon inventories was approximately $78.29 
and  $78.64  per  barrel  on  a  LIFO  basis  at  December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  respectively.  The 
December  31,  2020  results  exclude  the  net  impact  of  an  LCM  inventory  adjustment  of  approximately  $669.6 
million, whereas at December 31, 2021, the replacement value of inventory exceeded the LIFO carrying value. 
If market prices of our inventory decline to a level below our average cost, we may be required to write down 
the carrying value of our hydrocarbon inventories to market.

Our  predominant  variable  operating  cost  is  energy,  which  is  comprised  primarily  of  natural  gas  and 
electricity.  We  are  therefore  sensitive  to  movements  in  natural  gas  prices.  Assuming  normal  operating 
conditions, we annually consume a total of between 75 million and 95 million MMBTUs of natural gas amongst 
our  six  refineries  as  of  December  31,  2021.  Accordingly,  a  $1.00  per  MMBTU  change  in  natural  gas  prices 
would increase or decrease our natural gas costs by approximately $75.0 million to $95.0 million. 

Compliance Program Price Risk

We are exposed to market risks related to our obligations to buy and the volatility in the price of credits 
needed  to  comply  with  various  governmental  and  regulatory  compliance  programs,  which  includes  RINs, 
required to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard. Our overall RINs obligation is based on a percentage of 
our  domestic  shipments  of  on-road  fuels  as  established  by  EPA.  To  the  degree  we  are  unable  to  blend  the 
required  amount  of  biofuels  to  satisfy  our  RINs  obligation,  we  must  purchase  RINs  on  the  open  market.  To 
mitigate the impact of the market risk relating to our obligations on our results of operations and cash flows, we 
may elect to purchase RINs or other environmental credits as part of our liability management strategy. 

In  addition,  we  are  exposed  to  risks  associated  with  complying  with  federal  and  state  legislative  and 
regulatory  measures  to  address  greenhouse  gas  and  other  emissions.  Requirements  to  reduce  emissions  could 
result in increased costs to operate and maintain our facilities as well as implement and manage new emission 
controls  and  programs  put  in  place.  For  example,  in  September  2016,  the  state  of  California  enacted  AB  32, 
which  further  reduces  greenhouse  gas  emission  targets  to  40%  below  1990  levels  by  2030.  Compliance  with 
such emission standards may require the purchase of emission credits or similar instruments.

Certain  of  these  compliance  contracts  or  instruments  qualify  as  derivative  instruments.  For  certain  of 
these contracts, we elect the normal purchase normal sale exception under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging 
for such instruments, and therefore do not record these contracts at their fair value. 

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Interest Rate Risk 

The  maximum  commitment  under  our  Revolving  Credit  Facility  is  $3.4  billion.  Borrowings  under  the 
Revolving  Credit  Facility  bear  interest  either  at  the  Alternative  Base  Rate  plus  the  Applicable  Margin  or  at 
Adjusted  LIBOR  plus  the  Applicable  Margin,  all  as  defined  in  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement.  At 
December 31, 2021, we had $900.0 million outstanding in variable interest debt. If this facility was fully drawn, 
a  1.0%  change  in  the  interest  rate  would  increase  or  decrease  our  interest  expense  by  approximately  $23.6 
million annually.

The  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility,  with  a  maximum  commitment  of  $500.0  million,  bears  interest 
either  at  the  Alternative  Base  Rate  plus  the  Applicable  Margin  or  at  Adjusted  LIBOR  plus  the  Applicable 
Margin,  all  as  defined  in  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Agreement.  At  December  31,  2021,  PBFX  had  $100.0 
million outstanding in variable interest debt. If this facility was fully drawn, a 1.0% change in the interest rate 
would increase or decrease our interest expense by approximately $4.0 million annually. 

We  also  have  interest  rate  exposure  in  connection  with  our  Third  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement 

under which we pay a time value of money charge based on LIBOR.

Credit Risk 

We are subject to risk of losses resulting from nonpayment or nonperformance by our counterparties. We 
continue  to  closely  monitor  the  creditworthiness  of  customers  to  whom  we  grant  credit  and  establish  credit 
limits in accordance with our credit policy.

Concentration Risk

For the years ended December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, only one customer, Shell, accounted for 
10%  or  more  of  our  revenues  (approximately  15%  and  13%,  respectively).  For  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2019, no single customer accounted for 10% or more of our revenues. 

As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, only one customer, Shell, accounted for 10% or more 

of our total trade accounts receivable (approximately and 26% and 16%, respectively).

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The  information  required  by  this  item  is  set  forth  beginning  on  page  F-1  of  this  Annual  Report  on 

Form 10-K.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND 
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

PBF  Energy  and  PBF  LLC  conducted  separate  evaluations  under  the  supervision  and  with  the 
participation of each company’s management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial 
officer, of the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this 
report.  Based  upon  these  evaluations  as  required  by  Exchange  Act  Rule  13a-15(b),  the  principal  executive 
officer and principal financial officer, in each case, concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures are 
effective.

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Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting - PBF Energy 

PBF Energy’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over 
financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. PBF Energy’s internal control system is 
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of 
financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  in  the 
United  States  of  America.  Due  to  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not 
prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Therefore,  even  those  systems  determined  to  be  effective  can  provide  only 
reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  PBF  Energy’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31, 2021, using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission  in  Internal  Control  —  Integrated  Framework  (2013).  Based  on  such  assessment,  management 
concluded that as of December 31, 2021, PBF Energy’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting - PBF LLC 

PBF  LLC’s  management  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over 
financial  reporting  as  defined  in  Rule  13a-15(f)  of  the  Exchange  Act.  PBF  LLC’s  internal  control  system  is 
designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of 
financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  in  the 
United  States  of  America.  Due  to  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not 
prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Therefore,  even  those  systems  determined  to  be  effective  can  provide  only 
reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  PBF  LLC’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31, 2021, using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway 
Commission  in  Internal  Control  —  Integrated  Framework  (2013).  Based  on  such  assessment,  management 
concluded that as of December 31, 2021, PBF LLC’s internal control over financial reporting is effective.

Auditor Attestation Report 

Our independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of 

PBF Energy’s internal control over financial reporting, which is on page F-6 of this report. 

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There  has  been  no  change  in  our  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  during  the  quarter  ended 
December  31,  2021  that  has  materially  affected,  or  is  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect  PBF  Energy’s  or 
PBF LLC’s internal control over financial reporting. 

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION

None.

ITEM 9C.  DISCLOSURES REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT 
INSPECTIONS 

Not applicable.

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PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The  information  required  under  this  Item  will  be  contained  in  our  2022  Proxy  Statement,  incorporated 

herein by reference.

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, 
principal  financial  officer  and  principal  accounting  officer.  The  Code  of  Business  Conduct  and  Ethics  is 
available on our website at www.pbfenergy.com under the heading “Investors”. Any amendments to the Code 
of Business Conduct and Ethics or any grant of a waiver from the provisions of the Code of Business Conduct 
and Ethics requiring disclosure under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules will be disclosed 
on the Company’s website.

See also Information About Our Executive Officers under “Item 1. Business” of this Annual Report on 

Form 10-K.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The  information  required  under  this  Item  will  be  contained  in  our  2022  Proxy  Statement,  incorporated 

herein by reference.

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT 
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Information  required  by  this  Item,  including  Securities  Authorized  for  Issuance  Under  Equity 

Compensation Plans, will be contained in our 2022 Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR 
INDEPENDENCE

The  information  required  under  this  Item  will  be  contained  in  our  2022  Proxy  Statement,  incorporated 

herein by reference.

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Information  about  aggregate  fees  billed  to  us  by  our  principal  accountant,  Deloitte  &  Touche  LLP 

(PCAOB ID No. 34) will be contained in our 2022 Proxy Statement, incorporated herein by reference.

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

PART IV

(a)  1. Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of PBF Energy Inc., PBF Energy Company 
LLC  and  their  subsidiaries,  required  by  Part  II,  Item  8,  are  included  in  Part  IV  of  this  report.  See  Index  to 
Consolidated Financial Statements beginning on page F-1.

2. Financial Statement Schedules and Other Financial Information. No financial statement schedules 
are  submitted  because  either  they  are  not  applicable  or  because  the  required  information  is  included  in  the 
consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

3. Exhibits. Filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are the following exhibits: 

Number

  Description

2.1†

Sale and Purchase Agreement dated June 11, 2019 by and between PBF Holding Company LLC 
and Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 
filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated  June  11,  2019  (File  No. 
001-35764)).

2.2

3.1

3.2

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

Amendment No. 1 dated February 1, 2020 to Sale and Purchase Agreement dated June 11, 2019 by 
and between PBF Holding Company LLC and Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products 
US (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 filed with PBF Energy Inc.'s Current Report on Form 
8-K dated February 6, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of PBF Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 3.1 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form 
S-1 (Registration No. 333-177933)).

Second  Amended  and  Restated  Bylaws  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  (incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit  3.1  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated  February  15, 
2017 (File No. 001-35764)).

Indenture  dated  as  of  May  30,  2017,  among  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC,  PBF  Finance 
Corporation,  the  Guarantors  named  on  the  signature  pages  thereto,  Wilmington  Trust, 
National  Association,  as  Trustee  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  Paying 
Agent, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Authenticating Agent and form of 7.25% Senior Notes 
due  2025  (included  as  Exhibit  A)  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  of  PBF  Energy 
Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35764) filed on May 30, 2017).

Indenture  dated  as  of  January  24,  2020,  among  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC,  PBF  Finance 
Corporation,  the  Guarantors  named  on  the  signature  pages  thereto,  Wilmington  Trust, 
National  Association,  as  Trustee  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  Paying 
Agent, Registrar, Transfer Agent and Authenticating Agent and form of 6.00% Senior Notes 
due  2028  (included  as  Exhibit  A)  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  filed  with  PBF 
Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 24, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

First  Supplemental  Indenture  dated  February  3,  2020,  among  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC, 
PBF  Finance  Corporation,  Martinez  Refining  Company  LLC,  Martinez  Terminal  Company 
LLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company 
Americas,  as  paying  agent,  transfer  agent,  registrar  and  authenticating  agent  (6.00%  Senior 
Notes  due  2028)  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.3  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 15, 2020 (File No. 001-35764).

First  Supplemental  Indenture  dated  February  3,  2020,  among  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC, 
PBF  Finance  Corporation,  Martinez  Refining  Company  LLC,  Martinez  Terminal  Company 
LLC, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company 
Americas,  as  paying  agent,  transfer  agent,  registrar  and  authenticating  agent  (7.25%  Senior 
Notes  due  2025)  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.4  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 15, 2020 (File No. 001-35764).

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4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

4.10

4.11

4.12

4.13

4.14

4.15

Indenture dated May 12, 2015, among PBF Logistics LP, PBF Logistics Finance Corporation, 
the  Guarantors  named  therein  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  trustee  and 
form  of  6.875%  Senior  Notes  due  2023  (included  as  Exhibit  A)  (incorporated  by  reference 
herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36446) filed on May 
18, 2015).

Supplemental  Indenture  dated  June  19,  2015,  among  PBF  Logistics  LP,  PBF  Logistics 
Finance  Corporation,  the  Guarantors  named  therein  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company 
Americas, as trustee (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1.1 to the Annual Report 
on Form 10-K (File No. 001-36446) filed on February 22, 2016).

Second  Supplemental  Indenture  dated  as  of  June  28,  2016,  among  PBF  Logistics  Products 
Terminals  LLC,  PBF  Logistics  LP,  PBF  Logistics  Finance  Corporation,  and  Deutsche  Bank 
Trust  Company  Americas,  as  trustee  (incorporated  by  reference  herein  to  Exhibit  4.2  to  the 
Quarterly Report on form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 (File No. 001-36446) filed 
on August 4, 2016).

Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 24, 2016, among Torrance Valley Pipeline 
Company  LLC,  PBFX  Operating  Company  LLC,  PBF  Logistics  LP,  PBF  Logistics  Finance 
Corporation,  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  trustee  (incorporated  by 
reference herein to Exhibit 4.8 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-36446) filed 
on February 24, 2017).

Fourth  Supplemental  Indenture  dated  as  of  March  13,  2017,  among  Paulsboro  Natural  Gas 
Pipeline Company LLC, PBF Logistics LP, PBF Logistics Finance Corporation, and Deutsche 
Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.2 to 
the  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2017  (File  No. 
001-36446) filed on May 4, 2017).

Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated October 6, 2017, among PBF Logistics LP, PBF Logistics 
Finance  Corporation,  the  Guarantors  named  therein  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company 
Americas, as Trustee (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on 
Form 8-K (File No. 001-36446) filed on October 6, 2017).

Sixth  Supplemental  Indenture  dated  as  of  September  11,  2018,  among  DCR  Storage  and 
Loading  LLC,  Chalmette  Logistics  Company  LLC,  Toledo  Rail  Logistics  Company  LLC, 
Paulsboro  Terminaling  Company  LLC,  PBF  Logistics  LP,  PBF  Logistics  Finance 
Corporation,  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  trustee  (incorporated  by 
reference  herein  to  Exhibit  4.1  to  the  Quarterly  Report  on  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarter  ended 
September 30, 2018 (File No. 001-36446) filed on October 31, 2018).

Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 25, 2018, among CPI Operations LLC, 
PBF  Logistics  LP,  PBF  Logistics  Finance  Corporation,  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company 
Americas, as trustee (incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 4.1 to the Quarterly Report 
on  Form  10-Q  for  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2019  (File  No.  001-36446)  filed  on  May  1, 
2019).

Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated March 4, 2020, among PBFX Ace Holdings LLC, PBF 
Logistics  LP,  PBF  Logistics  Finance  Corporation,  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company 
Americas, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with PBF Logistics LP’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 15, 2020 (File No. 001-36446)).

Indenture  dated  as  of  May  13,  2020,  among  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC,  PBF  Finance 
Corporation,  the  Guarantors  named  on  the  signature  pages  thereto,  Wilmington  Trust, 
National  Association,  as  Trustee,  Paying  Agent,  Registrar,  Transfer  Agent,  Authenticating 
Agent  and  Notes  Collateral  Agent  and  form  of  9.25%  Senior  Secured  Notes  due  2025 
(included as exhibit A) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 13, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

Supplemental Indenture dated December 21, 2020, among PBF Holding Company LLC, PBF 
Finance Corporation, the Guarantors named on the signature pages thereto, Wilmington Trust, 
National  Association,  as  Trustee,  Paying  Agent,  Registrar,  Transfer  Agent,  Authenticating 
Agent and Notes Collateral Agent (9.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2025) (incorporated by 
reference  to  Exhibit  4.3  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated 
December 22, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

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4.17

10.1**

10.2**

10.3**

10.4**

10.5**

10.6**

10.7**

10.8**

10.9**

10.10**

10.11**

10.12

Amended  and  Restated  Registration  Rights  Agreement  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  dated  as  of 
December  12,  2012  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.1  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2012 (File No. 001-35764)).

Description  of  Registrant’s  Securities  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  4.18  of  PBF 
Energy Inc’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-35764) filed on February 18, 2021).

Form  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  Performance  Share  Unit  Award  Agreement  (2022-2024 
performance period) under the Amended and Restated PBF Energy Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive 
Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on 
Form 8-K dated November 24, 2021 (File No. 001-35764)). 

Form  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  Performance  Unit  Award  Agreement  (2022-2024  performance 
period)  under  the  Amended  and  Restated  PBF  Energy  Inc.  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-
K dated November 24, 2021 (File No. 001-35764)). 

PBF  Energy  Inc.  Amended  and  Restated  2012  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by 
reference  to  DEF  14A  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Proxy  Statement  dated  March  22,  2016 
(File No. 001-35764)).

PBF  Energy  Inc.  Amended  and  Restated  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by 
reference to Appendix A to PBF Energy Inc.’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A 
filed on April 13, 2018 (File No. 001-35764)).

Form  of  PBF  Energy  Non-Qualified  Stock  Option  Agreement  (prior  to  2020)  under  the 
Amended  and  Restated  PBF  Energy  Inc.  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by 
reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated 
November 2, 2018 (File No. 001-35764)).

Form of PBF Energy Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement (2020 and thereafter) under the 
Amended  and  Restated  PBF  Energy  Inc.  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by 
reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated 
November 13, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

Form  of  PBF  Energy  Performance  Share  Unit  Award  Agreement  (2021-2023)  under  the 
Amended  and  Restated  PBF  Energy  Inc.  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by 
reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated 
November 13, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

Form  of  PBF  Energy  Performance  Unit  Award  Agreement  (2021-2023)  under  the  Amended 
and  Restated  PBF  Energy  Inc.  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit 10.3 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 13, 
2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

Form  of  Non-Qualified  Stock  Option  Agreement  under  the  PBF  Energy  Inc.  2012  Equity 
Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.28  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s 
Amendment No. 6 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-177933)).

Form  of  Amended  and  Restated  Restricted  Stock  Agreement  for  non-employee  Directors 
under the PBF Energy Inc. 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.3  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  (File  No.  001-35764)  filed  on 
February 23, 2018). 

Form  of  Amended  and  Restated  Restricted  Stock  Agreement  for  Employees,  under  PBF 
Energy  Inc.  2017  Equity  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.7  of  PBF 
Energy Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-35764) filed on February 23, 2018). 

Transportation  Services  Agreement  dated  as  of  August  31,  2016  among  PBF  Holding 
Company  LLC  and  Torrance  Valley  Pipeline  Company  LLC  (incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit  10.3  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated  September  7, 
2016 (File No. 001-35764)).

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10.14

10.15

10.16

10.17

10.18

10.19

10.20

10.21

10.22

10.23

10.24†

Pipeline Service Order dated as of August 31, 2016, by and between Torrance Valley Pipeline 
Company LLC, and PBF Holding Company LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 
filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 7, 2016 (File No. 
001-35764)).

Pipeline Service Order dated as of August 31, 2016, by and between Torrance Valley Pipeline 
Company LLC, and PBF Holding Company LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 
filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 7, 2016 (File No. 
001-35764)).

Dedicated  Storage  Service  Order  dated  as  of  August  31,  2016,  by  and  between  Torrance 
Valley Pipeline Company LLC, and PBF Holding Company LLC (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.6 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 7, 
2016 (File No. 001-35764)).

Throughput  Storage  Service  Order  dated  as  of  August  31,  2016,  by  and  between  Torrance 
Valley Pipeline Company LLC, and PBF Holding Company LLC (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 10.7 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 7, 
2016 (File No. 001-35764)).

Senior  Secured  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  dated  as  of  May  2,  2018  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 
7, 2018 (File No. 001-35764)).

Amendment  dated  as  of  February  18,  2020  to  Senior  Secured  Revolving  Credit  Agreement 
dated  as  of  May  2,  2018  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  filed  with  PBF  Energy 
Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 15, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

Second Amendment dated as of May 7, 2020 to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement 
dated  as  of  May  2,  2018,  as  amended  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  filed  with 
PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 7, 2020 (File No. 001-35764)).

Fifth  Amended  and  Restated  Omnibus  Agreement  dated  as  of  July  31,  2018,  among  PBF 
Holding  Company  LLC,  PBF  Energy  Company  LLC,  PBF  Logistics  GP  LLC  and  PBF 
Logistics  LP  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  filed  with  PBF  Logistics  LP’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated October 31, 2018 (File No. 001-36446)).

Sixth  Amended  and  Restated  Operation  and  Management  Services  and  Secondment 
Agreement  dated  as  of  July  31,  2018,  among  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC,  Delaware  City 
Refining Company LLC, Toledo Refining Company LLC, Torrance Refining Company LLC, 
Torrance Logistics Company LLC, Chalmette Refining L.L.C., Paulsboro Refining Company 
LLC, PBF Logistics GP LLC, PBF Logistics LP, DCR Storage and Loading LLC, Delaware 
City  Terminaling  Company  LLC,  Toledo  Terminaling  Company  LLC,  Delaware  Pipeline 
Company  LLC,  Delaware  City  Logistics  Company  LLC,  Paulsboro  Terminaling  Company 
LLC, Paulsboro Natural Gas Pipeline Company LLC, Toledo Rail Logistics Company LLC, 
Chalmette  Logistics  Company  LLC  and  PBFX  Operating  Company  LLC  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.3 filed with PBF Logistics LP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated 
October 31, 2018 (File No. 001-36446)).

Delaware  Pipeline  Services  Agreement  dated  as  of  May  15,  2015  among  PBF  Holding 
Company  LLC  and  Delaware  Pipeline  Company  LLC  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit 
10.3 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 12, 2015 (File No. 
001-35764)).

Delaware  City  Truck  Loading  Services  Agreement  dated  as  of  May  15,  2015  among  PBF 
Holding  Company  LLC  and  Delaware  City  Logistics  Company  LLC  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 
12, 2015 (File No. 001-35764)).

Third  Amended  and  Restated  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  dated  as  of  October  25, 
2021, among J. Aron & Company LLC, PBF Holding Company LLC, Delaware City Refining 
Company  LLC,  Paulsboro  Refining  Company  LLC,  and  Chalmette  Refining,  L.L.C. 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on 
Form 8-K dated October 28, 2021 (File No. 001-35764)). 

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10.26

10.27

10.28

10.29

10.30

10.31

10.32

10.33

10.34

10.35

10.36

10.37

Amended and Restated Delaware City Rail Terminaling Services Agreement (incorporated by 
reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with PBF Logistics LP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated 
May 3, 2018 (File No. 001-36446)).

Amendment  to  Amended  and  Restated  Delaware  City  Rail  Terminaling  Service  Agreement 
dated  February  13,  2019  among  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC,  Delaware  City  Terminaling 
Company LLC and CPI Operations LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with 
PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated  February  14,  2019  (File  No. 
001-35764)).

Terminaling Service Agreement dated February 13, 2019 among PBF Holding Company LLC, 
Delaware  City  Terminaling  Company  LLC  and  CPI  Operations  LLC  (incorporated  by 
reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated 
February 14, 2019 (File No. 001-35764)).

Amended  and  Restated  Toledo  Truck  Unloading  &  Terminaling  Agreement  effective  as  of 
June  1,  2014  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.10  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated August 7, 2014 (File No. 001-35764)).

Assignment  and  Amendment  of  Amended  and  Restated  Toledo  Truck  Unloading  & 
Terminaling  Agreement  dated  as  of  December  12,  2014  by  and  between  PBF  Holding 
Company  LLC,  PBF  Logistics  LP  and  Toledo  Terminaling  Company  LLC  (incorporated  by 
reference  to  Exhibit  10.4  filed  with  PBF  Logistics  LP’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated 
December 16, 2014 (File No. 001-36446)).

Lease Agreement dated as of February 15, 2017 by and between PBFX Operating Company 
LLC  and  Chalmette  Refining,  L.L.C.  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.3  of  PBF 
Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35764) filed on February 22, 2017).

Storage Services Agreement dated as of February 15, 2017 by and between PBFX Operating 
Company LLC and PBF Holding Company LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of 
PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35764) filed on February 22, 
2017).

Amended and Restated Guaranty of Collection, dated as of October 6, 2017 (incorporated by 
reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  (File  No. 
001-35764) filed on October 6, 2017). 

Designation  of  Other  Guaranteed  Revolving  Credit  Obligations,  dated  as  of  December  12, 
2014  with  respect  to  the  Amended  and  Restated  Guaranty  of  Collection  (incorporated  by 
reference to Exhibit 10.8.2 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated 
August 6, 2015 (File No. 001-35764)).

Amended  and  Restated  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  dated  as  of  July  30,  2018,  among  PBF 
Logistics  LP,  the  lender  party  hereto  and  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  National  Association  as 
Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s 
Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 2, 2018 (File No. 001-35764)). 

Joinder  Agreement  dated  as  of  September  7,  2018,  among  DCR  Storage  and  Loading  LLC, 
Chalmette  Logistics  Company  LLC,  Toledo  Rail  Logistics  Company  LLC,  Paulsboro 
Terminaling  Company  LLC  and  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  National  Association,  as  Administrative 
Agent  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.4  filed  with  PBF  Logistics  LP’s  Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q dated October 31, 2018 (File No. 001-36446)).

Joinder Agreement dated May 26, 2016, among PBF Logistics Products Terminals LLC and 
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent (incorporated by reference 
to Exhibit 4.1 filed with PBF Logistics LP’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated August 4, 
2016 (File No. 001-36446)).

Joinder  Agreement  to  the  ABL  Security  Agreement  dated  as  of  February  1,  2020,  among 
Martinez Refining Company LLC, Martinez Terminal Company LLC and Bank of America, 
N.A.,  as  Administrative  Agent  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  filed  with  PBF 
Energy Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 15, 2020 (File No. 001-35764).

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10.39

10.40

10.41

10.42

10.43

10.44

10.45

10.46

10.47**

10.48**

10.49**

10.50

Joinder  Agreement  to  the  Credit  Agreement  dated  as  of  February  1,  2020,  among  PBF 
Holding  Company  LLC,  the  Guarantors  named  on  the  signature  pages  thereto  including 
Martinez Refining Company LLC, Martinez Terminal Company LLC and Bank of America, 
N.A.,  as  Administrative  Agent  to  Senior  Secured  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  dated  as  of 
May  2,  2018  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 15, 2020 (File No. 001-35764).

Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of PBF Logistics LP dated 
as of September 15, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 filed with PBF Logistics 
LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 19, 2014 (File No. 001-36446)).

Amended  and  Restated  Delaware  City  West  Ladder  Rack  Terminaling  Services  Agreement 
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed with PBF Logistics LP’s Quarterly Report on 
Form 10-Q dated May 3, 2018 (File No. 001-36446)).

Storage  and  Terminaling  Services  Agreement  dated  as  of  December  12,  2014  among  PBF 
Holding Company LLC and Toledo Terminaling Company LLC (incorporated by reference to 
Exhibit  10.3  to  the  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  filed  on  December  16,  2014  (File  No. 
001-36446)).

Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PBF Energy Company LLC 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.1  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on 
Form 8-K dated December 18, 2012 (File No. 001-35764)).

Exchange  Agreement,  dated  as  of  December  12,  2012  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit 
10.3 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2012 (File 
No. 001-35764)).

Tax  Receivable  Agreement,  dated  as  of  December  12,  2012  (incorporated  by  reference  to 
Exhibit 10.2 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 
2012 (File No. 001-35764)).

Restated  Warrant  and  Purchase  Agreement  between  PBF  Energy  Company  LLC  and  the 
officers party thereto, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 filed with PBF 
Energy  Inc.’s  Amendment  No.  4  to  Registration  Statement  on  Form  S-1  (Registration  No. 
333-177933)).

Form  of  Indemnification  Agreement  between  PBF  Energy  Inc.  and  each  of  the  executive 
officers and directors of PBF Energy Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed with 
PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated  December  18,  2012  (File  No. 
001-35764)).

PBF Logistics LP 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, adopted as of May 14, 2014 (incorporated 
by reference to Exhibit 10.8 filed with PBF Logistics LP’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated 
May 14, 2014 (File No. 001-36446)).

Form  of  Phantom  Unit  Agreement  for  Employees,  under  the  PBF  Logistics  LP  2014  Long-
Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 filed with PBF Logistics LP’s 
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, originally filed on April 22, 2014 (File No. 
333-195024)).

Form of Phantom Unit Agreement for Non-Employee Directors, under the PBF Logistics LP 
2014  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.7  filed  with  PBF 
Logistics LP’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended originally filed on April 22, 
2014 (File No. 333-195024)).

Form of Indemnification Agreement between PBF Logistics LP, PBF Logistics GP LLC and 
each of the executive officers and directors of PBF Logistics LP and PBF Logistics GP LLC 
(incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.11  filed  with  PBF  Logistics  LP’s  Registration 
Statement  on  Form  S-1,  as  amended,  originally  filed  on  April  22,  2014  (File  No. 
333-195024)).

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10.52**

10.53**

10.54**

10.55**

21.1*

23.1*

23.2*

24.1*

31.1*

31.2*

31.3*

31.4*

Employment  Agreement  dated  as  of  September  4,  2014  between  PBF  Investments  LLC  and 
Thomas  O’Connor  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.9  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s 
Annual Report on Form 10-K dated February 29, 2016 (File No. 001-35764)).

Employment  Agreement  dated  as  of  April  1,  2014  between  PBF  Investments  LLC  and 
Timothy Paul Davis (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s 
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated May 7, 2014 (File No. 001-35764)).

Employment  Agreement  dated  as  of  April  1,  2014  between  PBF  Investments  LLC  and  Erik 
Young  (incorporated  by  reference  to  Exhibit  10.2  filed  with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Quarterly 
Report on Form 10-Q dated May 7, 2014 (File No. 001-35764)).

Amended  and  Restated  Employment  Agreement  dated  as  of  December  17,  2012,  between 
PBF Investments LLC and Thomas J. Nimbley (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 filed 
with  PBF  Energy  Inc.’s  Current  Report  on  Form  8-K  dated  December  18,  2012  (File  No. 
001-35764)).

Second  Amended  and  Restated  Employment  Agreement,  dated  as  of  December  17,  2012, 
between PBF Investments LLC and Matthew C. Lucey (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 
10.9 filed with PBF Energy Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2012 (File 
No. 001-35764)).

Subsidiaries of PBF Energy and PBF Energy Company LLC.

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Power of Attorney (included on signature page).

Certification  by  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  pursuant 
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

to  Rule 

Certification  by  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  pursuant 
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

to  Rule 

Certification  by  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  PBF  Energy  Company  LLC  pursuant  to  Rule 
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification  by  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  PBF  Energy  Company  LLC  pursuant  to  Rule 
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*(1)

Certification  by  Chief  Executive  Officer  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Section 
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2*(1)

32.3*(1)

32.4*(1)

Certification  by  Chief  Financial  Officer  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  pursuant  to  18  U.S.C.  Section 
1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification by Chief Executive Officer of PBF Energy Company LLC pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Certification by Chief Financial Officer of PBF Energy Company LLC pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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Indicates management compensatory plan or arrangement.

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Portions of the exhibits have been omitted because (i) the registrant customarily and actually 
treats that information as private or confidential and (ii) the omitted information is not 
material.

(1)

This exhibit should not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange 
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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PBF Energy Inc. 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020

Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 
2019

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) For the Years Ended December 
31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 
2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 
and 2019

PBF Energy Company LLC

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020

Consolidated Statements of Operations For the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 
2019

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) For the Years Ended December 
31, 2021, 2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 
2020 and 2019

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 2020 
and 2019

Notes to PBF Energy and PBF LLC Consolidated Financial Statements 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. and subsidiaries

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.  and  subsidiaries  (the 
"Company")  as  of  December  31,  2021  and  2020,  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  operations, 
comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, 
the  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  position  of  the  Company  as  of 
December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in 
the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States of America.

We  have  also  audited,  in  accordance  with  the  standards  of  the  Public  Company  Accounting  Oversight  Board 
(United  States)  (PCAOB),  the  Company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of  December  31,  2021, 
based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of 
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 17, 2022, expressed an 
unqualified opinion on the Company's internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express 
an  opinion  on  the  Company's  financial  statements  based  on  our  audits.  We  are  a  public  accounting  firm 
registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with 
the  U.S.  federal  securities  laws  and  the  applicable  rules  and  regulations  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan 
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material 
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of 
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that 
respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and 
disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and 
significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall  presentation  of  the  financial 
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial 
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to 
accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, 
subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our 
opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter 
below,  providing  a  separate  opinion  on  the  critical  audit  matter  or  on  the  accounts  or  disclosures  to  which  it 
relates.

Critical Accounting Policy and Estimate – Impairment Assessment of Long-Lived Assets and Definite-Lived 
Intangibles – refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment on a continual basis and reassesses the reasonableness 
of  their  related  useful  lives  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  warrant  assessment.  Possible 
triggering events may include, among other things, significant adverse changes in the business climate, market 
conditions, environmental regulations or a determination that it is more likely than not that an asset or an asset 

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group will be sold or retired before its estimated useful life. During 2021, business conditions related to demand 
for the company’s products and reduced throughput levels as well as increasing environmental regulation were 
assessed  as  possible  triggering  events.  These  possible  triggering  events  of  impairment  may  impact  the 
Company’s  assumptions  related  to  future  throughput  levels,  future  operating  revenues,  expenses  and  gross 
margin,  levels  of  anticipated  capital  expenditures  and  remaining  useful  life.  Long-lived  assets  are  tested  for 
recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount exceeds the sum 
of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from its use, early retirement or disposition.   When events or 
changes in circumstances exist, the Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment by comparing the 
carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result for the use of 
the  assets  over  their  remaining  useful  life.    If  the  carrying  amount  of  an  asset  exceeds  the  undiscounted  cash 
flows,  an  analysis  is  performed  to  determine  the  fair  value  of  the  asset.  The  Company  makes  significant 
assumptions to evaluate long-lived assets for possible indications of impairment. Changes in these assumptions 
could have a significant impact on the long- lived assets. For the year ended December 31, 2021, no impairment 
loss related to long-lived assets has been recognized.  

We  identified  the  determination  of  possible  triggering  events  for  long-lived  assets  as  a  critical  audit  matter 
because  of  the  significant  assumptions  management  makes  when  determining  whether  events  or  changes  in 
circumstances have occurred indicating that the carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. 
This required a high degree of auditor judgement.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our  audit  procedures  related  to  impairment  indicators  for  long-lived  assets  included  the  following,  among 
others:

• We  tested  the  effectiveness  of  controls  over  the  identification  of  possible  circumstances  that  may 
indicate  that  the  carrying  amounts  of  long-lived  assets  are  no  longer  recoverable,  including  controls 
over management’s useful life, throughput levels, gross margin, operating expenses and future levels 
of capital expenditures assumptions

• We  compared  management’s  evaluation  of  potential  impairment  indicators  to  our  independent 

expectation by: 

◦ We  performed  searches  for  adverse  general  market  and  asset-specific  environmental 

condition.

◦ We inquired of Management about the impact of macro-economic impacts of the pandemic, 
the pace of decarbonization and the energy transition, and new environmental regulations on 
the  Company’s  forecasting  of  future  cash  flows,  refining  margins,  future  levels  of  capital 
expenditure and estimated useful lives.

◦ We inspected minutes of the board of directors, the Company’s public statements, operating 
plans,  and  market  reports  to  identify  any  evidence  that  may  contradict  management’s 
assumptions. 

◦ We  read  relevant  rules  and  regulations  issued  by  federal,  state  and  local  regulatory  bodies, 
including  staff  reports,  resolutions,  other  third-party  filings,  and  other  publicly  available 
information  to  assess  future  levels  of  sustained  capital  expenditure  and  impact  to  future 
refinery throughput.

• With the assistance of Environmental Specialists, we performed a public domain search to assess the 

impact of environmental regulatory laws on the company’s operations. 

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey 
February 17, 2022

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2011.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To PBF Energy Inc., the Managing Member of PBF Energy Company LLC

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PBF Energy Company LLC and subsidiaries 
(the  "Company")  as  of  December  31,  2021  and  2020,  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  operations, 
comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity, and cash flows, for each of the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, 
the  financial  statements  present  fairly,  in  all  material  respects,  the  financial  position  of  the  Company  as  of 
December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in 
the period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United 
States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express 
an  opinion  on  the  Company's  financial  statements  based  on  our  audits.  We  are  a  public  accounting  firm 
registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to 
be  independent  with  respect  to  the  Company  in  accordance  with  the  U.S.  federal  securities  laws  and  the 
applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan 
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material 
misstatement,  whether  due  to  error  or  fraud.  The  Company  is  not  required  to  have,  nor  were  we  engaged  to 
perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain 
an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on 
the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such 
opinion.

Our  audits  included  performing  procedures  to  assess  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  financial 
statements,  whether  due  to  error  or  fraud,  and  performing  procedures  that  respond  to  those  risks.  Such 
procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial 
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made 
by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our 
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial 
statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to 
accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, 
subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our 
opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter 
below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which it 
relates.

Critical Accounting Policy and Estimate – Impairment Assessment of Long-Lived Assets and Definite-Lived 
Intangibles – refer to Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements 

Critical Audit Matter Description

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment on a continual basis and reassesses the reasonableness 
of  their  related  useful  lives  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  warrant  assessment.  Possible 
triggering events may include, among other things, significant adverse changes in the business climate, market 

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conditions, environmental regulations or a determination that it is more likely than not that an asset or an asset 
group  will  be  sold  or  retired  before  its  estimated  useful  life.    During  2021,  business  conditions  related  to 
demand  for  the  company’s  products  and  reduced  throughput  levels  as  well  as  increasing  environmental 
regulation  were  assessed  as  possible  triggering  events.  These  possible  triggering  events  of  impairment  may 
impact the Company’s assumptions related to future throughput levels, future operating revenues, expenses and 
gross margin, levels of anticipated capital expenditures and remaining useful life. Long-lived assets are tested 
for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount exceeds the 
sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from its use, early retirement or disposition. When events 
or changes in circumstances exist, the Company evaluates its long-lived assets for impairment by comparing the 
carrying value of the long-lived assets to the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result for the use of 
the  assets  over  their  remaining  useful  life.  If  the  carrying  amount  of  an  asset  exceeds  the  undiscounted  cash 
flows,  an  analysis  is  performed  to  determine  the  fair  value  of  the  asset.  The  Company  makes  significant 
assumptions to evaluate long-lived assets for possible indications of impairment. Changes in these assumptions 
could have a significant impact on the long- lived assets. For the year ended December 31, 2021, no impairment 
loss related to long-lived assets has been recognized.  

We  identified  the  determination  of  possible  triggering  events  for  long-lived  assets  as  a  critical  audit  matter 
because  of  the  significant  assumptions  management  makes  when  determining  whether  events  or  changes  in 
circumstances have occurred indicating that the carrying amounts of long-lived assets may not be recoverable. 
This required a high degree of auditor judgement.

How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our  audit  procedures  related  to  impairment  indicators  for  long-lived  assets  included  the  following,  among 
others:

• We  tested  the  effectiveness  of  controls  over  the  identification  of  possible  circumstances  that  may 
indicate  that  the  carrying  amounts  of  long-lived  assets  are  no  longer  recoverable,  including  controls 
over management’s useful life, throughput levels, gross margin, operating expenses and future levels 
of capital expenditures assumptions.  

• We  compared  management’s  evaluation  of  potential  impairment  indicators  to  our  independent 

expectation by: 

◦ We  performed  searches  for  adverse  general  market  and  asset-specific  environmental 

conditions

◦ We inquired of Management about the impact of macro-economic impacts of the pandemic, 
the pace of decarbonization and the energy transition, and new environmental regulations on 
the  Company’s  forecasting  of  future  cash  flows,  refining  margins,  future  levels  of  capital 
expenditure and estimated useful lives. 

◦ We inspected minutes of the board of directors, the Company’s public statements, operating 
plans,  and  market  reports  to  identify  any  evidence  that  may  contradict  management’s 
assumptions 

◦ We  read  relevant  rules  and  regulations  issued  by  federal,  state  and  local  regulatory  bodies, 
including  staff  reports,  resolutions,  other  third-party  filings,  and  other  publicly  available 
information  to  assess  future  levels  of  sustained  capital  expenditure  and  impact  to  future 
refinery throughput.

• With the assistance of Environmental Specialists, we performed a public domain search to assess the 

impact of environmental regulatory laws on the company’s operations.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey 
February 17, 2022

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2011.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of PBF Energy Inc. and subsidiaries

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of PBF Energy Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as 
of December 31, 2021, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by 
the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission  (COSO).  In  our  opinion,  the  Company 
maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, based 
on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United 
States)  (PCAOB),  the  consolidated  financial  statements  as  of  and  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021,  of  the 
Company and our report dated February 17, 2022, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for 
its  assessment  of  the  effectiveness  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  included  in  the  accompanying 
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the 
Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered 
with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal 
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and 
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was 
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial 
reporting,  assessing  the  risk  that  a  material  weakness  exists,  testing  and  evaluating  the  design  and  operating 
effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered 
necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding 
the  reliability  of  financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance 
with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those 
policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly 
reflect  the  transactions  and  dispositions  of  the  assets  of  the  company;  (2)  provide  reasonable  assurance  that 
transactions  are  recorded  as  necessary  to  permit  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally 
accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance 
with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the  company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding 
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have 
a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. 
Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become 
inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may 
deteriorate.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Parsippany, New Jersey
February 17, 2022 

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PBF ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions, except share and per share data)

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

ASSETS
Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents (PBFX $33.9 and $36.3, respectively) 
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment, net (PBFX:  $787.3 and $820.2, respectively)
Lease right of use assets
Deferred charges and other assets, net

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:

Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Current operating lease liabilities
Current debt 

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt (PBFX:  $622.5 and $720.8, respectively) 
Payable to related parties pursuant to Tax Receivable Agreement
Deferred tax liabilities
Long-term operating lease liabilities
Long-term financing lease liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Equity:

PBF Energy Inc. equity  
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 
120,319,577 shares outstanding at December 31, 2021, 120,101,641 shares 
outstanding at December 31, 2020
Class B common stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 15 
shares outstanding at December  31, 2021, 16 shares outstanding at 
December 31, 2020
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, no 
shares outstanding at December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020
Treasury stock, at cost, 6,676,809 shares outstanding at December 31, 
2021 and 6,549,449 shares outstanding at December 31, 2020
Additional paid in capital
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Total PBF Energy Inc. equity

Noncontrolling interest

Total equity
Total liabilities and equity

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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$ 

$ 

$ 

1,341.5  $ 
1,277.6 
2,505.1 
75.0 
5,199.2 
4,902.2 
717.1 
822.9 
11,641.4  $ 

911.7  $ 

2,740.4 
42.7 
64.9 
— 
3,759.7 
4,295.8 
48.3 
111.4 
570.4 
70.6 
252.4 
9,108.6 

0.1 

— 

— 

1,609.5 
512.9 
1,686.2 
58.8 
3,867.4 
4,843.3 
916.9 
872.2 
10,499.8 

407.0 
1,911.5 
47.2 
78.4 
7.4 
2,451.5 
4,653.6 
— 
99.6 
756.0 
68.3 
268.5 
8,297.5 

0.1 

— 

— 

(169.1)   
2,874.0 
(796.1)   
17.3 
1,926.2 
606.6 
2,532.8 
11,641.4  $ 

(167.3) 
2,846.2 
(1,027.1) 
(9.1) 
1,642.8 
559.5 
2,202.3 
10,499.8 

$ 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 (in millions, except share and per share data)

Revenues

Cost and expenses:

Year Ended December 31,
2020
15,115.9  $ 

2021
27,253.4  $ 

2019
24,508.2 

$ 

Cost of products and other
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and 
amortization expense as reflected below)
Depreciation and amortization expense
Cost of sales
General and administrative expenses (excluding 
depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)
Depreciation and amortization expense
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
Impairment expense
Gain on sale of assets
Total cost and expenses

23,826.8 

14,275.6 

21,387.5 

2,085.9 
453.5 
26,366.2 

1,918.3 
551.7 
16,745.6 

247.3 
13.3 
32.4 
— 
(3.0)   

248.5 
11.3 
(93.7)   
98.8 
(477.8)   

26,656.2 

16,532.7 

1,782.3 
425.3 
23,595.1 

284.0 
10.8 
(0.8) 
— 
(29.9) 
23,859.2 

Income (loss) from operations

597.2 

(1,416.8)   

649.0 

Other income (expense):
Interest expense, net 
Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability
Change in fair value of catalyst obligations
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt 
Other non-service components of net periodic benefit cost 

Income (loss) before income taxes 
Income tax expense  
Net income (loss) 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

Net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy Inc. 
stockholders

Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock 
outstanding

(317.5)   
(48.3)   
8.5 
79.9 
7.8 
327.6 
12.1 
315.5 
84.5 

(258.2)   
373.5 
(11.8)   
(22.2)   
4.3 

(1,331.2)   

2.1 

(1,333.3)   
59.1 

(159.6) 
— 
(9.7) 
— 
(0.2) 
479.5 
104.3 
375.2 
55.8 

$ 

231.0  $ 

(1,392.4)  $ 

319.4 

Basic
Diluted

  120,240,009 
  122,638,154 

  119,617,998 
  120,660,665 

  119,887,646 
  121,853,299 

Net income (loss) available to Class A common stock per 
share:
Basic
Diluted 

$ 
$ 

1.92  $ 
1.90  $ 

(11.64)  $ 
(11.64)  $ 

2.66 
2.64 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PBF ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in millions)

Net income (loss)

$ 

315.5  $ 

(1,333.3)  $ 

375.2 

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Other comprehensive income (loss): 

Unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale 
securities
Net gain (loss) on pension and other post-
retirement benefits

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income (loss)

Less: comprehensive income attributable to 
noncontrolling interests

(0.7)   

27.1 

26.4 

341.9 

84.5 

(0.1)   

(0.7)   

(0.8)   

(1,334.1)   

59.1 

0.4 

13.8 

14.2 

389.4 

55.9 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to PBF 
Energy Inc. stockholders

$ 

257.4  $ 

(1,393.2)  $ 

333.5 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 9

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance, January 1, 2019

Comprehensive income 
Distributions to PBF Energy Company LLC 
members
Distributions to PBF Logistics LP public 
unitholders
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with stock-based 
compensation plans
Dividends ($1.20 per common share)
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC 
Series A Units for PBF Energy Class A 
common stock
Issuance of additional PBFX common units
Effects of changes in PBFX ownership 
interest on deferred tax assets and liabilities 
Treasury stock purchases
Other

Balance, December 31, 2019

Comprehensive income (loss)

Distributions to PBF Energy Company LLC 
members 
Distributions to PBF Logistics LP public 
unitholders
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with stock-based 
compensation plans
Dividends ($0.30 per common share)

Effect of change in deferred tax assets and 
liabilities and tax receivable agreement 
obligation
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC 
Series A Units for PBF Energy Class A 
common stock
Treasury stock purchases
Other 

Balance, December 31, 2020

PBF ENERGY INC. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(in millions, except share and per share data)

Class A
Common Stock
Shares

Amount

Class B
Common Stock
Shares Amount

Additional
Paid-in
Capital

Retained
Earnings

d
Other
Comprehen
sive Income 
(Loss)

Treasury Stock

Shares

Amount

Noncontrolli
ng
Interest

Total
Equity

 119,874,191  $ 
—   

0.1   
—   

20  $  —  $  2,633.8  $ 
—   
—   

—   

225.8  $ 
319.4   

(22.4)    6,274,261  $ 
—   
14.1   

(160.8)  $ 
—   

572.0  $  3,248.5 
389.4 
55.9   

—   

—   

—   

—   

—   

—   
—   

71,306   
—   

10,000   
—   

—   
(150,526)   
—   
 119,804,971  $ 
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   
—   
0.1   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   
27.2   

(4.3)   
—   

—   
(143.8)   

—   
152.0   

—   
—   

—   
—   
—   

(1.3)   
—   
4.9   
—   
—   
—   
20  $  —  $  2,812.3  $ 
—   

—   
—   
(0.2)   
401.2  $ 
—    (1,392.4)   

—   

—   

—   

—   

—   

—   

—   
—   

166,685   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
28.2   

(1.0)   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   
(35.9)   

—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
—   
—   

—   
150,526   
—   
(8.3)    6,424,787  $ 
—   
(0.8)   

—   
(4.9)   
—   
(165.7)  $ 
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   
—   

(3.2)   

(3.2) 

(64.1)   
6.8   

(64.1) 
34.0 

(0.2)   
—   

(4.5) 
(143.8) 

—   
(19.5)   

— 
132.5 

—   
—   
(1.8)   

(1.3) 
— 
(2.0) 
545.9  $  3,585.5 
(1,334.1) 
59.1   

(0.4)   

(0.4) 

(46.8)   
4.9   

(0.9)   
—   

(46.8) 
33.1 

(1.9) 
(35.9) 

—   

—   

—   

—   

(2.1)   

—   

—   

—   

—   

—   

(2.1) 

254,647   
(124,662)   
—   
 120,101,641  $ 

—   
—   
—   
0.1   

(4)   
—   
—   
—   
—   
—   
16  $  —  $  2,846.2  $  (1,027.1)  $ 

2.3   
1.6   
4.9   

—   
—   
—   

—   
—   
—   

—   
124,662   
—   
(9.1)    6,549,449  $ 

—   
(1.6)   
—   
(167.3)  $ 

(2.3)   
—   
—   

— 
— 
4.9 
559.5  $  2,202.3 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 10

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY INC. 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Continued)
(in millions, except share and per share data)

Balance, December 31, 2020
Comprehensive income
Distributions to PBF Logistics LP public 
unitholders
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with stock-based 
compensation plans
Exchange of PBF Energy Company LLC 
Series A Units for PBF Energy Class A 
common stock
Treasury stock purchases
Other 

Balance, December 31, 2021

Class A
Common Stock

Shares

Amount

 120,101,641 $ 
—   

—   
—   

0.1   
—   

—   
—   

Shares

Class B
Common Stock

Amount

Additional
Paid-in
Capital
16  $  —  $  2,846.2  $  (1,027.1)  $ 
231.0   
—   

—   

—   

Retained
Earnings 
(Accumula
ted Deficit)

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensi
ve Income 
(Loss)

Treasury Stock

Noncontrollin
g
Interest

Total
Equity

Amount

Shares
(9.1)    6,549,449  $ 
—   
26.4   

(167.3)  $ 
—   

559.5  $  2,202.3 
341.9 
84.5   

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
23.9   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   

—   
—   

—   

(40.0)   
5.3   

(40.0) 
29.2 

(1.6)   

(2.7) 

234,739   

—   

—   

—   

(1.1)   

110,557   
(127,360)   
—   
 120,319,577 $ 

—   
—   
—   
0.1   

0.4   
(1)   
1.8   
—   
2.8   
—   
15  $  —  $  2,874.0  $ 

—   
—   
—   

—   
—   
—   
(796.1)  $ 

—   
—   
—   

—   
127,360   
—   
17.3    6,676,809  $ 

—   
(1.8)   
—   
(169.1)  $ 

(0.4)   
—   
(0.7)   

— 
— 
2.1 
606.6  $  2,532.8 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 11

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) 
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment expense
Stock-based compensation
Change in fair value of catalyst obligations
Deferred income taxes
Change in Tax Receivable Agreement liability
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations
Non-cash lower of cost or market inventory adjustment
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt 
Pension and other post-retirement benefit costs
Gain on sale of assets

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Other assets and liabilities

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$ 

315.5  $  (1,333.3)  $ 

375.2 

483.8 
— 
35.6 
(8.5)   
11.7 
48.3 
(8.4)   
(669.6)   
32.4 
(79.9)   
50.8 
(3.0)   

581.1 
98.8 
34.2 
11.8 
1.6 
(373.5)   
(12.6)   
268.0 
(93.7)   
22.2 
55.7 
(477.8)   

(764.7)   
(149.3)   
(16.2)   
480.7 
797.9 

(4.5)   
(75.3)   
477.3  $ 

322.1 
392.2 

(1.8)   
(206.6)   
116.0 
27.1 
(63.1)   
(631.6)  $ 

447.5 
— 
37.3 
9.7 
103.7 
— 
25.4 
(250.2) 
(0.8) 
— 
44.8 
(29.9) 

(116.1) 
(6.3) 
2.7 
137.5 
208.1 
0.1 
(55.2) 
933.5 

(404.9) 
(299.3) 
(44.7) 
— 
36.3 
(712.6) 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$ 

Cash flows from investing activities:

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
Expenditures for deferred turnaround costs
Expenditures for other assets
Acquisition of Martinez refinery
Proceeds from sale of assets

Net cash used in investing activities

(249.1)   
(117.7)   
(28.9)   
— 
7.2 

(196.2)   
(188.1)   
(9.1)   
(1,176.2)   
543.1 

$ 

(388.5)  $  (1,026.5)  $ 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 12

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(in millions)

Cash flows from financing activities:

Net proceeds from issuance of PBFX common units
Dividend payments
Distributions to PBFX public unitholders
Distributions to PBF Energy Company LLC members other than 
PBF Energy 
Distribution to T&M and Collins shareholders 
Proceeds from 2025 9.25% Senior Secured Notes
Proceeds from 2028 6.00% Senior Notes
Repurchase of 2028 6.00% Senior Notes
Repurchase of 2025 7.25% Senior Notes
Redemption of 2023 7.00% Senior Notes
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayments of revolver borrowings
Proceeds from PBFX revolver borrowings
Repayments of PBFX revolver borrowings
Repayments of PBF Rail Term Loan 
Deferred payment for the East Coast Storage Assets Acquisition
Settlements of precious metal catalyst obligations
Proceeds from catalyst financing arrangements
Payments on financing leases
Taxes paid for net settlement of equity-based compensation
Payments of contingent consideration
Purchases of treasury stock
Deferred financing costs and other

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

$ 

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

— 
— 
(39.0)   

— 
(35.9)   
(45.9)   

132.5 
(143.5) 
(62.5) 

— 
(0.7)   
— 
— 
(109.3)   
(37.5)   
— 
— 
— 
— 
(100.0)   
(7.4)   
— 
(31.7)   
— 
(17.8)   
— 
(12.2)   
— 
(1.2)   

(0.4)   
— 
1,250.6 
1,000.0 
— 
— 
(517.5)   
1,450.0 
(550.0)   
100.0 
(183.0)   
(7.2)   
— 
(8.8)   
51.9 
(12.4)   
(2.1)   
— 
(1.6)   
(35.0)   
(356.8)  $  2,452.7  $ 

(3.2) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1,350.0 
(1,350.0) 
228.0 
(101.0) 
(7.0) 
(32.0) 
(6.5) 
— 
— 
(4.8) 
— 
(4.9) 
1.6 
(3.3) 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 

(268.0)   
1,609.5 

794.6 
814.9 

$  1,341.5  $  1,609.5  $ 

217.6 
597.3 
814.9 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Non-cash activities:
       Accrued and unpaid capital expenditures

Assets acquired or remeasured under operating and financing 
leases
Fair value of the Martinez Contingent Consideration at 
acquisition

Cash paid during year for:
        Interest, net of capitalized interest of $9.1, $12.6 and $18.1 in 

2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively

         Income taxes

$ 

104.0  $ 

32.1  $ 

37.2 

(106.6)   

702.0 

434.9 

— 

77.3 

— 

$ 

307.0  $ 
5.7 

206.9  $ 
2.1 

154.0 
2.7 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 13

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 
(in millions, except unit and per unit data)

ASSETS
Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents (PBFX: $33.9 and $36.3, respectively) 
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets

Total current assets

Property, plant and equipment, net (PBFX: $787.3 and $820.2, respectively)
Lease right of use assets 
Deferred charges and other assets, net

Total assets

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:

Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Current operating lease liabilities
Current debt 

Total current liabilities

Long-term debt (PBFX: $622.5 and $720.8, respectively) 
Affiliate note payable
Deferred tax liabilities
Long-term operating lease liabilities
Long-term financing lease liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
Total liabilities

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

Series B Units, 1,000,000 issued and outstanding, no par or stated value
PBF Energy Company LLC equity:  

Series A Units, 927,990 and 970,647  issued and outstanding at December 
31, 2021 and 2020, no par or stated value
Series C Units, 120,340,808 and 120,122,872  issued and outstanding at 
December 31, 2021 and 2020, no par or stated value
Treasury stock, at cost 
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Total PBF Energy Company LLC equity

Noncontrolling interest
Total equity
Total liabilities, Series B units and equity

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,339.8  $ 
1,277.6 
2,505.1 
75.0 
5,197.5 

4,902.2 
717.1 
822.9 
11,639.7  $ 

911.7  $ 

2,792.6 
42.7 
64.9 
— 
3,811.9 

4,295.8 
375.2 
24.2 
570.4 
70.6 
252.4 
9,400.5 

1,607.3 
512.9 
1,686.2 
58.8 
3,865.2 

4,843.3 
916.9 
872.3 
10,497.7 

406.9 
1,951.2 
47.2 
78.4 
7.4 
2,491.1 

4,653.6 
376.3 
38.7 
756.0 
68.3 
268.5 
8,652.5 

5.1 

5.1 

17.6 

17.6 

2,245.0 
(169.1)   
(390.9)   
20.3 
1,722.9 
511.2 
2,234.1 
11,639.7  $ 

2,220.3 
(167.3) 
(690.5) 
(6.1) 
1,374.0 
466.1 
1,840.1 
10,497.7 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 14

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 
 (in millions)

Revenues

Cost and expenses:

Cost of products and other
Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and 
amortization expense as reflected below)

Depreciation and amortization expense

Cost of sales
General and administrative expenses (excluding 
depreciation and amortization expense as reflected below)

Depreciation and amortization expense

Change in fair value of contingent consideration

Impairment expense

Gain on sale of assets

Total cost and expenses

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$ 

27,253.4  $ 

15,115.9  $ 

24,508.2 

23,826.8 

14,275.6 

21,387.5 

2,085.9 

453.5 

26,366.2 

245.2 

13.3 

32.4 

— 

1,918.3 

551.7 

16,745.6 

1,782.3 

425.3 

23,595.1 

247.7 

11.3 

(93.7)   

98.8 

282.3 

10.8 

(0.8) 

— 

(29.9) 

(3.0)   

(477.8)   

26,654.1 

16,531.9 

23,857.5 

Income (loss) from operations

599.3 

(1,416.0)   

650.7 

Other income (expense):

Interest expense, net 

Change in fair value of catalyst obligations

Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt 

Other non-service components of net periodic benefit cost 

Income (loss) before income taxes 

Income tax (benefit) expense

Net income (loss)

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
Net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy Company 
LLC

(327.8)   

(268.5)   

(169.1) 

8.5 

79.9 

7.8 

367.7 

(14.0)   

381.7 
82.1 

(11.8)   

(22.2)   

4.3 

(1,714.2)   

6.1 

(1,720.3)   
76.2 

(9.7) 

— 

(0.2) 

471.7 

(8.3) 

480.0 
51.5 

$ 

299.6  $ 

(1,796.5)  $ 

428.5 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 15

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in millions)

Net income (loss)

$ 

381.7  $ 

(1,720.3)  $ 

480.0 

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

Other comprehensive income (loss): 

Unrealized (loss) gain  on available for sale 
securities
Net gain on pension and other post-retirement 
benefits

Total other comprehensive income

Comprehensive income (loss)

Less: comprehensive income attributable to 
noncontrolling interests

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to PBF 
Energy Company LLC

$ 

(0.7)   

(0.1)   

27.1 

26.4 

408.1 

82.1 

3.7 

3.6 

(1,716.7)   

76.2 

0.4 

13.8 

14.2 

494.2 

51.5 

326.0  $ 

(1,792.9)  $ 

442.7 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 16

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
(in millions, except unit data)

Series A

Series C

Units

Amount

Units

Amount

Other
Comprehen
sive Income 
(Loss)

Retained
Earnings 
(Accumulat
ed Deficit)

Noncontroll
ing
Interest

Treasury 
Stock

Total 
Member’s
Equity

  1,206,325  $ 
—   

20.2   119,895,422  $ 
—   

—   

2,009.8  $ 
—   

(23.9) $ 
14.2   

914.3  $ 
428.5   

459.8  $ 
51.5   

(160.8) $ 
—   

3,219.4 
494.2 

Balance, January 1, 2019

Comprehensive income
Exchange of Series A units for PBF 
Energy Class A common stock
Distribution to members
Issuance of additional PBFX 
common units
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with 
stock-based compensation plans
Treasury stock purchases
Other

Balance, December 31, 2019

Comprehensive income (loss)
Exchange of Series A units for PBF 
Energy Class A common stock
Distribution to members
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with 
stock-based compensation plans
Treasury stock purchases
Other 

Balance, December 31, 2020

Comprehensive income
Exchange of Series A units for PBF 
Energy Class A common stock
Distribution to members
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with 
stock-based compensation plans
Treasury stock purchases
Other 

Balance, December 31, 2021

18,992   
—   
—   
  1,215,317  $ 
—   

(254,647)  
—   
—   

9,977   
—   
—   
970,647  $ 

—   

(110,557)  
—   
—   

67,900   
—   
—   
927,990  $ 

(10,000)  
—   

(0.1)  
—   

10,000   
—   

0.1   
—   

— 
—   

—   

—   
—   

152.0   
27.2   

(0.1)  
—   
—   

71,306   
(150,526)  
—   
20.0   119,826,202  $ 
—   

—   

(2.3)  
—   
—   

254,647   
—   
—   

(4.6)  
4.9   
—   
2,189.4  $ 
—   

2.3   
—   
28.2   

(0.1)  
—   
—   

166,685   
(124,662)  
—   
17.6   120,122,872  $ 

(1.2)  
1.6   
—   
2,220.3  $ 

—   
—   

—   
—   

—   
(200.4)  

—   
—   

—   
—   
—   
(9.7) $ 
3.6   

—   
—   
—   
1,142.4  $ 
(1,796.5)  

—   
—   
—   

—   
—   
—   
(6.1) $ 

—   
(36.3)  
—   

—   
—   
(0.1)  
(690.5) $ 

—   
(64.1)  

(19.5)  
6.8   

—   
—   
(1.8)  
432.7  $ 
76.2   

—   
(46.8)  
4.9   

—   
—   
(0.9)  
466.1  $ 

—   

(0.4)  
—   
—   

—   

—   

26.4   

299.6   

82.1   

110,557   
—   
—   

0.4   
—   
23.9   

—   
—   
—   

—   
—   
—   

0.4   
—   
—   

234,739   
(127,360)  
—   
17.6   120,340,808  $ 

(1.4)  
1.8   
—   
2,245.0  $ 

—   
—   
—   
20.3  $ 

—   
—   
—   
(390.9) $ 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
F- 17

—   
(40.0)  
5.3   

(1.6)  
—   
(0.7)  
511.2  $ 

—   
—   

—   
—   

— 
(264.5) 

132.5 
34.0 

—   
(4.9)  
—   
(165.7) $ 
—   

(4.7) 
— 
(1.8) 
3,609.1 
(1,716.7) 

—   
—   
—   

—   
(1.6)  
—   
(167.3) $ 

—   

—   
—   
—   

— 
(83.1) 
33.1 

(1.3) 
— 
(1.0) 
1,840.1 

408.1 

— 
(40.0) 
29.2 

—   
(1.8)  
—   
(169.1) $ 

(2.6) 
— 
(0.7) 
2,234.1 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 
(in millions)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net income (loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash (used in) 
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Impairment expense
Stock-based compensation
Change in fair value of catalyst obligations
Deferred income taxes
Non-cash change in inventory repurchase obligations
Non-cash lower of cost or market inventory adjustment
Change in fair value of contingent consideration
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt
Pension and other post-retirement benefit costs
Gain on sale of assets

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid and other current assets
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Deferred revenue
Other assets and liabilities

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$ 

381.7  $  (1,720.3)  $ 

480.0 

483.8 
— 
35.6 
(8.5)   
(14.5)   
(8.4)   
(669.6)   
32.4 
(79.9)   
50.8 
(3.0)   

581.1 
98.8 
34.2 
11.8 
7.3 
(12.6)   
268.0 
(93.7)   
22.2 
55.7 
(477.8)   

(764.7)   
(149.3)   
(16.2)   
480.7 
810.6 

(4.5)   
(75.3)   
481.7  $ 

321.0 
392.2 

(1.8)   
(206.6)   
124.9 
27.1 
(63.7)   
(632.2)  $ 

447.5 
— 
37.3 
9.7 
(8.8) 
25.4 
(250.2) 
(0.8) 
— 
44.8 
(29.9) 

(115.1) 
(6.3) 
2.2 
137.5 
219.5 
0.1 
(56.0) 
936.9 

(404.9) 
(299.3) 
(44.7) 
— 
36.3 
(712.6) 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

$ 

Cash flows from investing activities:

Expenditures for property, plant and equipment
Expenditures for deferred turnaround costs
Expenditures for other assets
Acquisition of Martinez refinery
Proceeds from sale of assets

Net cash used in investing activities

(249.1)   
(117.7)   
(28.9)   
— 
7.2 

(196.2)   
(188.1)   
(9.1)   
(1,176.2)   
543.1 

$ 

(388.5)  $  (1,026.5)  $ 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(in millions)

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

$ 

Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from issuance of PBF LLC Series C units
Net proceeds from issuance of PBFX common units
Distributions to PBF Energy Company LLC members
Distributions to PBFX public unitholders
Distribution to T&M and Collins shareholders 
Proceeds from 2025 9.25% Senior Secured Notes
Proceeds from 2028 6.00% Senior Notes
Repurchase of 2028 6.00% Senior Notes
Repurchase of 2025 7.25% Senior Notes
Redemption of 2023 7.00% Senior Notes
Proceeds from revolver borrowings
Repayments of revolver borrowings
Repayments of PBF Rail Term Loan 
Proceeds from PBFX revolver borrowings
Repayments of PBFX revolver borrowings
Affiliate note payable with PBF Energy Inc.
Deferred payment for the East Coast Storage Assets Acquisition
Settlement of precious metal catalyst obligations
Proceeds from catalyst financing arrangements
Payments on financing leases
Taxes paid for net settlement of equity-based compensation
Payments of contingent consideration 
Purchases of treasury stock
Deferred financing costs and other

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

$ 

—  $ 
— 
(36.3)   
(45.9)   
— 
1,250.6 
1,000.0 
— 
— 
(517.5)   
1,450.0 
(550.0)   
(7.2)   

—  $ 
— 
— 
(39.0)   
(0.7)   
— 
— 
(109.3)   
(37.5)   
— 
— 
— 
(7.4)   
— 
(100.0)   
(1.1)   
— 
(31.7)   
— 
(17.8)   
— 
(12.2)   
— 
(4.0)   

100.0 
(183.0)   
(0.1)   
— 
(8.8)   
51.9 
(12.4)   
(2.1)   
— 
(1.6)   
(35.3)   
(360.7)  $  2,452.3  $ 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period 

(267.5)   
1,607.3 

793.6 
813.7 

$  1,339.8  $  1,607.3  $ 

— 
132.5 
(146.7) 
(62.5) 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1,350.0 
(1,350.0) 
(7.0) 
228.0 
(101.0) 
(3.1) 
(32.0) 
(6.5) 
— 
— 
(4.8) 
— 
(4.9) 
1.4 
(6.6) 

217.7 
596.0 
813.7 

Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Non-cash activities:
       Accrued and unpaid capital expenditures

$ 

104.0  $ 

32.1  $ 

37.2 

Assets acquired or remeasured under operating and financing 
leases

(106.6)   

702.0 

434.9 

Fair value of the Martinez Contingent Consideration at acquisition  

— 

77.3 

— 

Cash paid during year for:
        Interest, net of capitalized interest of $9.1, $12.6 and $18.1 in 

2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively

         Income taxes

$ 

307.0  $ 
2.1 

206.9  $ 
1.0 

154.0 
1.2 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Description of the Business 

PBF Energy Inc. (“PBF Energy”) is the sole managing member of PBF Energy Company LLC (“PBF LLC”), 
with  a  controlling  interest  in  PBF  LLC  and  its  subsidiaries.  PBF  Energy  consolidates  the  financial  results  of 
PBF  LLC  and  its  subsidiaries  and  records  a  noncontrolling  interest  in  its  Consolidated  Financial  Statements 
representing  the  economic  interests  of  PBF  LLC’s  members  other  than  PBF  Energy  (refer  to  “Note  17  - 
Noncontrolling Interests”). 

PBF Energy holds a 99.2% economic interest in PBF LLC as of December 31, 2021 through its ownership of 
PBF LLC Series C Units, which are held solely by PBF Energy. Holders of PBF LLC Series A Units, which are 
held by parties other than PBF Energy (“the members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy”), hold the remaining 
0.8% economic interest in PBF LLC. In addition, the amended and restated limited liability company agreement 
of  PBF  LLC  provides  that  any  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units  acquired  by  PBF  Energy  will  automatically  be 
reclassified  as  PBF  LLC  Series  C  Units  in  connection  with  such  acquisition.  PBF  LLC,  together  with  its 
consolidated subsidiaries, owns and operates oil refineries and related facilities in North America. 

As of December 31, 2021, PBF LLC also held a 47.9% limited partner interest in PBF Logistics LP (“PBFX”), 
a publicly-traded master limited partnership (“MLP”) (refer to “Note 3 - PBF Logistics LP”). PBF Logistics GP 
LLC (“PBF GP”) owns the noneconomic general partner interest and serves as the general partner of PBFX and 
is  wholly  owned  by  PBF  LLC.  PBF  Energy,  through  its  ownership  of  PBF  LLC,  consolidates  the  financial 
results of PBFX and its subsidiaries and records a noncontrolling interest in its consolidated financial statements 
representing  the  economic  interests  of  PBFX’s  unitholders  other  than  PBF  LLC  (refer  to  “Note  17  - 
Noncontrolling  Interests”).  Collectively,  PBF  Energy  and  its  consolidated  subsidiaries,  are  referred  to 
hereinafter  as  the  “Company”  unless  the  context  otherwise  requires.  Discussions  or  areas  of  the  Notes  to 
Consolidated Financial Statements that either apply only to PBF Energy or PBF LLC are clearly noted. 

Substantially all of the Company’s operations are in the United States. The Company operates in two reportable 
business segments: Refining and Logistics. The Company’s oil refineries are all engaged in the refining of crude 
oil and other feedstocks into petroleum products and are aggregated into the Refining segment. PBFX operates 
logistics assets such as crude oil and refined products terminals, pipelines and storage facilities. The Logistics 
segment consists solely of PBFX’s operations. 

COVID-19 and Market Developments

The impact of the unprecedented global health and economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) 
pandemic, and variants thereof, and related adverse impact on economic and commercial activity resulted in a 
significant reduction in demand for refined petroleum and petrochemical products starting in the first quarter of 
2020. This significant demand reduction has had an adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations and 
liquidity position. Demand for these products, however, started to recover throughout the year ended December 
31,  2021  in  connection  with  the  lifting  or  easing  of  restrictions  by  many  governmental  authorities  and  the 
distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and other protective measures. The Company has adjusted throughput rates 
across  its  entire  refining  system  to  correlate  with  the  gradual  increases  in  demand,  while  still  running  below 
historic levels.

It  is  impossible  to  estimate  the  duration  or  significance  of  the  financial  impact  that  will  result  from  the 
COVID-19  pandemic.  However,  the  extent  of  the  impact  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic  on  the  Company’s 
business,  financial  condition,  results  of  operations  and  liquidity  will  depend  largely  on  future  developments, 
including  the  duration  and  severity  of  the  pandemic  and  variants  thereof,  particularly  within  the  geographic 
areas  where  the  Company  operates,  the  effectiveness  of  vaccine  programs,  and  the  related  impact  on  overall 
economic activity, all of which cannot be predicted with certainty at this time.

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation and Presentation

These  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  include  the  accounts  of  PBF  Energy  and  subsidiaries  in  which  PBF 
Energy  has  a  controlling  interest.  All  intercompany  accounts  and  transactions  have  been  eliminated  in 
consolidation. 

Cost Classifications

Cost of products and other consists of the cost of crude oil, other feedstocks, blendstocks and purchased refined 
products and the related in-bound freight and transportation costs. 

Operating expenses (excluding depreciation and amortization) consists of direct costs of labor, maintenance and 
services,  utilities,  property  taxes,  environmental  compliance  costs  and  other  direct  operating  costs  incurred  in 
connection  with  our  refining  operations.  Such  expenses  exclude  depreciation  related  to  refining  and  logistics 
assets  that  are  integral  to  the  refinery  production  process,  which  is  presented  separately  as  Depreciation  and 
amortization  expense  as  a  component  of  Cost  of  sales  on  the  Company’s  Consolidated  Statements  of 
Operations. 

Reclassification

As  of  December  31,  2021,  Transactions  in  connection  with  stock-based  compensation  plans,  previously 
disclosed  as  either  Exercise  of  warrants  and  options  or  Taxes  paid  for  net  settlement  of  equity-based 
compensation, in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, are now disclosed together within one line 
item in the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. Certain of these amounts previously reported in the 
Company's Consolidated Financial Statements and the respective notes for prior periods have been reclassified 
to conform to the 2021 presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the 
United  States  (“GAAP”)  requires  management  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the  reported 
amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and the related disclosures. Actual results could differ from 
those estimates.

Impairment Assessment of Long-Lived Assets and Definite-Lived Intangibles

The Company evaluates long-lived assets for impairment on a continual basis and reassesses the reasonableness 
of  their  related  useful  lives  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  warrant  assessment.  Possible 
triggering events may include, among other things, significant adverse changes in the business climate, market 
conditions, environmental regulations or a determination that it is more likely than not that an asset or an asset 
group will be sold or retired before its estimated useful life. These possible triggering events of impairment may 
impact the Company’s assumptions related to future throughput levels, future operating revenues, expenses and 
gross margin, levels of anticipated capital expenditures and remaining useful life. Long-lived assets are tested 
for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset 
may  not  be  recoverable.  A  long-lived  asset  is  not  recoverable  if  its  carrying  amount  exceeds  the  sum  of  the 
undiscounted cash flows expected to result from its use, early retirement or disposition. Cash flows for long-
lived  assets/asset  groups  are  determined  at  the  lowest  level  for  which  identifiable  cash  flows  exist.  The  cash 
flows from the refinery asset groups are evaluated individually regardless of product mix or fuel type produced. 
If a long-lived asset is not recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying 
amount of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value, with fair value determined based on discounted estimated 
net  cash  flows  or  other  appropriate  methods.  The  Company’s  assumptions  incorporate  inherent  uncertainties 
that are at times difficult to predict and could result in impairment charges or accelerated depreciation in future 
periods if actual results materially differ from the estimated assumptions used. 

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Business Combinations 

We use the acquisition method of accounting for the recognition of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in 
business  combinations  at  their  estimated  fair  values  as  of  the  date  of  acquisition.  Any  excess  consideration 
transferred  over  the  estimated  fair  values  of  the  identifiable  net  assets  acquired  is  recorded  as  goodwill. 
Significant  judgment  is  required  in  estimating  the  fair  value  of  assets  acquired.  As  a  result,  in  the  case  of 
significant acquisitions, we obtain the assistance of third-party valuation specialists in estimating fair values of 
tangible  and  intangible  assets  based  on  available  historical  information  and  on  expectations  and  assumptions 
about  the  future,  considering  the  perspective  of  marketplace  participants.  While  management  believes  those 
expectations  and  assumptions  are  reasonable,  they  are  inherently  uncertain.  Unanticipated  market  or 
macroeconomic  events  and  circumstances  may  occur,  which  could  affect  the  accuracy  or  validity  of  the 
estimates and assumptions.

Certain  of  the  Company’s  acquisitions  may  include  earn-out  provisions  or  other  forms  of  contingent 
consideration. As of the acquisition date, the Company records contingent consideration, as applicable, at the 
estimated fair value of expected future payments associated with the earn-out. Any changes to the recorded fair 
value of contingent consideration, subsequent to the measurement period, will be recognized as earnings in the 
period in which it occurs.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash 
equivalents. The carrying amount of the cash equivalents approximates fair value due to the short-term maturity 
of those instruments.

Concentrations of Credit Risk

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  only  one  customer,  Shell  plc  (“Shell”), 
accounted  for  10%  or  more  of  the  Company’s  revenues  (approximately  15%  and  13%,  respectively).  For  the 
year ended December 31, 2019 no single customer amounted to greater than or equal to 10% of the Company’s 
revenues. 

As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, only one customer, Shell, accounted for 10% or more of the 
Company’s total trade accounts receivable (approximately 26% and 16%, respectively). 

Revenue Recognition 

The Company sells various refined products primarily through its refinery subsidiaries and recognizes revenue 
related to the sale of products when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customers, in 
an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or 
services. Refer to “Note 20 - Revenues” for further discussion of the Company’s revenue recognition policy.

Accounts Receivable 

Accounts  receivable  are  carried  at  invoiced  amounts.  An  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  is  established,  if 
required,  to  report  such  amounts  at  their  estimated  net  realizable  value.  In  estimating  probable  losses, 
management reviews accounts that are past due and determines if there are any known disputes. 

Excise  taxes  on  sales  of  refined  products  that  are  collected  from  customers  and  remitted  to  various 
governmental agencies are reported on a net basis.

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Inventory

Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or market. The cost of crude oil, feedstocks, blendstocks and refined 
products are determined under the last-in first-out (“LIFO”) method using the dollar value LIFO method with 
increments valued based on average purchase prices during the year. The cost of supplies and other inventories 
is determined principally on the weighted average cost method.

RINs

The  Company  is  subject  to  obligations  to  purchase  Renewable  Identification  Numbers  (“RINs”)  required  to 
comply  with  the  the  renewable  fuel  standard  implemented  by  Environmental  Protection  Agency  (“EPA”), 
which sets annual quotas for the quantity of renewable fuels (such as ethanol) that must be blended into motor 
fuels consumed in the United States (the “Renewable Fuel Standard”). The Company’s overall RINs obligation 
is  based  on  a  percentage  of  domestic  shipments  of  on-road  fuels  as  established  by  EPA.  To  the  degree  the 
Company  is  unable  to  blend  the  required  amount  of  biofuels  to  satisfy  its  RINs  obligation,  RINs  must  be 
purchased on the open market to avoid penalties and fines. The Company records its RINs obligation on a net 
basis in Accrued expenses when its RINs liability is greater than the amount of RINs earned and purchased in a 
given period and in Prepaid and other current assets when the amount of RINs earned and purchased is greater 
than the RINs liability.

Leases

The  Company  leases  office  space,  office  equipment,  refinery  facilities  and  equipment,  railcars  and  other 
logistics  assets  primarily  under  non-cancelable  operating  leases,  with  terms  typically  ranging  from  one  to 
twenty  years,  subject  to  certain  renewal  options  as  applicable.  The  Company  considers  those  renewal  or 
termination options that are reasonably certain to be exercised in the determination of the lease term and initial 
measurement  of  lease  liabilities  and  right-of-use  assets.  Lease  expense  for  operating  lease  payments  is 
recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Interest expense for finance leases is incurred based on 
the carrying value of the lease liability. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the 
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company determines whether a contract is or contains a lease at inception of the contract and whether that 
lease meets the classification criteria of a finance or operating lease. When available, the Company uses the rate 
implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company’s leases do not 
provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company must discount lease payments based on an 
estimate of its incremental borrowing rate.

For  substantially  all  classes  of  underlying  assets,  the  Company  has  elected  the  practical  expedient  not  to 
separate  lease  and  non-lease  components,  which  allows  for  combining  the  components  if  certain  criteria  are 
met. For certain leases of refinery support facilities, the Company accounts for the non-lease service component 
separately.

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment additions are recorded at cost. The Company capitalizes costs associated with the 
preliminary, pre-acquisition and development/construction stages of a major construction project. The Company 
capitalizes  the  interest  cost  associated  with  major  construction  projects  based  on  the  effective  interest  rate  of 
total borrowings. The Company also capitalizes costs incurred in the acquisition and development of software 
for internal use, including the costs of software, materials, consultants and payroll-related costs for employees 
incurred in the application development stage.

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:

Process units and equipment
Pipeline and equipment
Buildings
Computers, furniture and fixtures
Leasehold improvements
Railcars

5-25 years
5-25 years
25 years
3-7 years
20 years
50 years

Maintenance and repairs are charged to operating expenses as they are incurred. Improvements and betterments, 
which extend the lives of the assets, are capitalized.

Deferred Charges and Other Assets, Net

Deferred charges and other assets include refinery turnaround costs, catalyst, precious metal catalysts, linefill, 
deferred financing costs and intangible assets. Refinery turnaround costs, which are incurred in connection with 
planned major maintenance activities, are capitalized when incurred and amortized on a straight-line basis over 
the period of time estimated to lapse until the next turnaround occurs. The amortization period generally ranges 
from 3 to 6 years; however, based upon the specific facts and circumstances, different periods of deferral occur.

Precious metal catalysts, linefill and certain other intangibles are considered indefinite-lived assets as they are 
not expected to deteriorate in their prescribed functions. Such assets are assessed for impairment in connection 
with the Company’s review of its long-lived assets.

Deferred financing costs are capitalized when incurred and amortized over the life of the loan (generally 1 to 8 
years).

Intangible assets with finite lives primarily consist of emission credits, permits and customer relationships and 
are amortized over their estimated useful lives (generally 1 to 10 years).

Asset Retirement Obligations

The Company records an asset retirement obligation at fair value for the estimated cost to retire a tangible long-
lived  asset  at  the  time  the  Company  incurs  that  liability,  which  is  generally  when  the  asset  is  purchased, 
constructed, or leased. The Company records the liability when it has a legal or contractual obligation to incur 
costs  to  retire  the  asset  and  when  a  reasonable  estimate  of  the  fair  value  of  the  liability  can  be  made.  If  a 
reasonable estimate cannot be made at the time the liability is incurred, the Company will record the liability 
when  sufficient  information  is  available  to  estimate  the  liability’s  fair  value.  Certain  of  the  Company’s  asset 
retirement obligations are based on its legal obligation to perform remedial activity at its refinery sites when it 
permanently ceases operations of the long-lived assets. The Company therefore considers the settlement date of 
these  obligations  to  be  indeterminable.  Accordingly,  the  Company  cannot  calculate  an  associated  asset 
retirement liability for these obligations at this time. The Company will measure and recognize the fair value of 
these asset retirement obligations when the settlement date is determinable.

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Environmental Matters

Liabilities for future remediation costs are recorded when environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are 
probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Other than for assessments, the timing and magnitude of 
these  accruals  generally  are  based  on  the  completion  of  investigations  or  other  studies  or  a  commitment  to  a 
formal  plan  of  action.  Environmental  liabilities  are  based  on  best  estimates  of  probable  future  costs  using 
currently  available  technology  and  applying  current  regulations,  as  well  as  the  Company’s  own  internal 
environmental policies. The measurement of environmental remediation liabilities may be discounted to reflect 
the  time  value  of  money  if  the  aggregate  amount  and  timing  of  cash  payments  of  the  liabilities  are  fixed  or 
reliably  determinable.  The  actual  settlement  of  the  Company’s  liability  for  environmental  matters  could 
materially  differ  from  its  estimates  due  to  a  number  of  uncertainties  such  as  the  extent  of  contamination, 
changes  in  environmental  laws  and  regulations,  potential  improvements  in  remediation  technologies  and  the 
participation of other responsible parties.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based compensation includes the accounting effect of options to purchase PBF Energy Class A common 
stock  granted  by  the  Company  to  certain  employees,  Series  A  warrants  issued  or  granted  by  PBF  LLC  to 
employees in connection with their acquisition of PBF LLC Series A units, options to acquire Series A units of 
PBF LLC granted by PBF LLC to certain employees, Series B units of PBF LLC that were granted to certain 
members of management and restricted PBF LLC Series A Units and restricted PBF Energy Class A common 
stock granted to certain directors and officers. The estimated fair value of the options to purchase PBF Energy 
Class A common stock and the PBF LLC Series A warrants and options is based on the Black-Scholes option 
pricing model and the fair value of the PBF LLC Series B units is estimated based on a Monte Carlo simulation 
model.  The  estimated  fair  value  is  amortized  as  stock-based  compensation  expense  on  a  straight-line  method 
over the vesting period and included in General and administrative expense with forfeitures recognized in the 
period they occur.

Additionally,  stock-based  compensation  includes  unit-based  compensation  provided  to  certain  officers,  non-
employee directors and seconded employees of PBFX’s general partner, PBF GP, or its affiliates, consisting of 
PBFX phantom units. The fair value of PBFX’s phantom units are measured based on the fair market value of 
the underlying common units on the date of grant based on the common unit closing price on the grant date. The 
estimated  fair  value  of  PBFX’s  phantom  units  is  amortized  over  the  vesting  period  using  the  straight-line 
method. Awards vest over a four year service period. The phantom unit awards may be settled in common units, 
cash or a combination of both. Expenses related to unit-based compensation are also included in General and 
administrative expenses with forfeitures recognized in the period they occur.

PBF  Energy  grants  performance  share  unit  awards  and  performance  unit  awards  to  certain  key  employees. 
Performance  awards  granted  to  employees  prior  to  November  1,  2020  are  based  on  a  three-year  performance 
cycle with four measurement periods and performance awards granted to employees after November 1, 2020 are 
based  on  a  three-year  performance  cycle  having  a  single  measurement  period.  The  payout  for  each,  which 
ranges  from  0%  to  200%,  is  based  on  the  relative  ranking  of  the  total  shareholder  return  (“TSR”)  of  PBF 
Energy’s  common  stock  as  compared  to  the  TSR  of  a  selected  group  of  industry  peer  companies  over  an 
average of four measurement periods. The performance share unit awards and performance unit awards are each 
measured  at  fair  value  based  on  Monte  Carlo  simulation  models.  The  performance  share  unit  awards  will  be 
settled in PBF Energy Class A common stock and are accounted for as equity awards and the performance unit 
awards will be settled in cash and are accounted for as liability awards.  

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Income Taxes

As a result of the PBF Energy’s acquisition of PBF LLC Series A Units or exchanges of PBF LLC Series A 
Units for PBF Energy Class A common stock, PBF Energy expects to benefit from amortization and other tax 
deductions reflecting the step up in tax basis in the acquired assets. Those deductions will be allocated to PBF 
Energy  and  will  be  taken  into  account  in  reporting  PBF  Energy’s  taxable  income.  As  a  result  of  a  federal 
income tax election made by PBF LLC, applicable to a portion of PBF Energy’s acquisition of PBF LLC Series 
A Units, the income tax basis of the assets of PBF LLC, underlying a portion of the units PBF Energy acquired, 
has been adjusted based upon the amount that PBF Energy paid for that portion of its PBF LLC Series A Units. 
PBF  Energy  entered  into  a  tax  receivable  agreement  with  the  PBF  LLC  Series  A  and  PBF  LLC  Series  B 
unitholders (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”), which provides for the payment by PBF Energy equal to 85% of 
the amount of the benefits, if any, that PBF Energy is deemed to realize as a result of (i) increases in tax basis 
and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits 
attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. As a result of these transactions, PBF Energy’s 
tax basis in its share of PBF LLC’s assets will be higher than the book basis of these same assets. This resulted 
in a deferred tax asset of $141.2 million as of December 31, 2021.

Deferred taxes are calculated using a liability method, whereby deferred tax assets are recognized for deductible 
temporary differences and deferred tax liabilities are recognized for taxable temporary differences. Temporary 
differences  represent  the  differences  between  reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  and  their  tax  bases. 
Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more likely 
than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities 
are adjusted for the effect of changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment. PBF Energy recognizes tax 
benefits for uncertain tax positions only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based on its 
technical merits. Interest and penalties on uncertain tax positions are included as a component of the provision 
for income taxes on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. As a result of management’s assessment of the 
available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated 
to  permit  use  of  the  existing  deferred  tax  assets  as  of  December  31,  2021,  a  valuation  allowance  of 
$308.5 million was recorded to recognize only the portion of deferred tax assets that are more likely than not to 
be realized. The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if estimates 
of  future  taxable  income  during  the  carryforward  period  are  reduced  or  increased  or  if  objective  negative 
evidence  in  the  form  of  cumulative  losses  is  no  longer  present  and  additional  weight  is  given  to  subjective 
evidence such as our projections for future taxable income. As a result of the valuation allowance, the liability 
associated with the Tax Receivable Agreement was $48.3 million as of December 31, 2021.

The Federal tax returns for all years since 2018 and state tax returns for all years since 2016 (see “Note 21 - 
Income Taxes”) are subject to examination by the respective tax authorities. 

Net Income Per Share

Net  income  per  share  is  calculated  by  dividing  the  net  income  available  to  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common 
stockholders  by  the  weighted  average  number  of  shares  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock  outstanding 
during  the  period.  Diluted  net  income  per  share  is  calculated  by  dividing  the  net  income  available  to  PBF 
Energy  Class  A  common  stockholders,  adjusted  for  the  net  income  attributable  to  the  noncontrolling  interest 
and the assumed income tax expense thereon, by the weighted average number of PBF Energy Class A common 
shares outstanding during the period adjusted to include the assumed exchange of all PBF LLC Series A units 
outstanding  for  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock,  if  applicable  under  the  if  converted  method,  and  the 
potentially  dilutive  effect  of  outstanding  options  to  purchase  shares  of  PBF  Energy  Class  A  common  stock, 
performance share awards and options and warrants to purchase PBF LLC Series A Units, subject to forfeiture 
utilizing the treasury stock method. 

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Pension and Other Post-Retirement Benefits

The  Company  recognizes  an  asset  for  the  overfunded  status  or  a  liability  for  the  underfunded  status  of  its 
pension  and  post-retirement  benefit  plans.  The  funded  status  is  recorded  within  Other  long-term  liabilities  or 
assets.  Changes  in  the  plans’  funded  status  are  recognized  in  other  comprehensive  income  in  the  period  the 
change occurs.

Fair Value Measurement

A  fair  value  hierarchy  (Level  1,  Level  2,  or  Level  3)  is  used  to  categorize  fair  value  amounts  based  on  the 
quality of inputs used to measure fair value. Accordingly, fair values derived from Level 1 inputs utilize quoted 
prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Fair values derived from Level 2 inputs are based on 
quoted  prices  for  similar  assets  and  liabilities  in  active  markets,  and  inputs  other  than  quoted  prices  that  are 
either directly or indirectly observable for the asset or liability. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the 
asset or liability, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.

The Company uses appropriate valuation techniques based on the available inputs to measure the fair values of 
its  applicable  assets  and  liabilities.  When  available,  the  Company  measures  fair  value  using  Level  1  inputs 
because they generally provide the most reliable evidence of fair value. In some valuations, the inputs may fall 
into different levels in the hierarchy. In these cases, the asset or liability level within the fair value hierarchy is 
based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurements.

Financial Instruments

The estimated fair value of financial instruments has been determined based on the Company’s assessment of 
available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The Company’s non-derivative financial 
instruments  that  are  included  in  current  assets  and  current  liabilities  are  recorded  at  cost  in  the  Consolidated 
Balance Sheets. The estimated fair value of these financial instruments approximates their carrying value due to 
their short-term nature. Derivative instruments are recorded at fair value in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The  Company’s  commodity  contracts  are  measured  and  recorded  at  fair  value  using  Level  1  inputs  based  on 
quoted  prices  in  an  active  market,  Level  2  inputs  based  on  quoted  market  prices  for  similar  instruments,  or 
Level  3  inputs  based  on  third-party  sources  and  other  available  market  based  data.  The  Company’s  catalyst 
obligations  and  derivatives  related  to  the  Company’s  crude  oil  and  feedstocks  and  refined  product  purchase 
obligations  are  measured  and  recorded  at  fair  value  using  Level  2  inputs  on  a  recurring  basis,  based  on 
observable market prices for similar instruments.

Derivative Instruments

The Company is exposed to market risk, primarily related to changes in commodity prices for the crude oil and 
feedstocks used in the refining process as well as the prices of the refined products sold and the risk associated 
with the price of credits needed to comply with various governmental and regulatory environmental compliance 
programs.  The  accounting  treatment  for  commodity  and  environmental  compliance  contracts  depends  on  the 
intended use of the particular contract and on whether or not the contract meets the definition of a derivative.

All  derivative  instruments,  not  designated  as  normal  purchases  or  sales,  are  recorded  in  the  Consolidated 
Balance Sheets as either assets or liabilities measured at their fair values. Changes in the fair value of derivative 
instruments that either are not designated or do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment or normal purchase 
or  normal  sale  accounting  are  recognized  currently  in  earnings.  Contracts  qualifying  for  the  normal  purchase 
and sales exemption are accounted for upon settlement. Cash flows related to derivative instruments that are not 
designated or do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment are included in operating activities.

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The Company designates certain derivative instruments as fair value hedges of a particular risk associated with 
a  recognized  asset  or  liability.  At  the  inception  of  the  hedge  designation,  the  Company  documents  the 
relationship between the hedging instrument and the hedged item, as well as its risk management objective and 
strategy  for  undertaking  various  hedge  transactions.  Derivative  gains  and  losses  related  to  these  fair  value 
hedges, including hedge ineffectiveness, are recorded in cost of sales along with the change in fair value of the 
hedged  asset  or  liability  attributable  to  the  hedged  risk.  Cash  flows  related  to  derivative  instruments  that  are 
designated as fair value hedges are included in operating activities.

Economic hedges are hedges not designated as fair value or cash flow hedges for accounting purposes that are 
used to (i) manage price volatility in certain refinery feedstock and refined product inventories, and (ii) manage 
price volatility in certain forecasted refinery feedstock purchases and refined product sales. These instruments 
are recorded at fair value and changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments are recognized currently in 
cost of sales.

Derivative accounting is complex and requires management judgment in the following respects: identification 
of derivatives and embedded derivatives, determination of the fair value of derivatives, documentation of hedge 
relationships, assessment and measurement of hedge ineffectiveness and election and designation of the normal 
purchases  and  sales  exception.  All  of  these  judgments,  depending  upon  their  timing  and  effect,  can  have  a 
significant impact on the Company’s earnings.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In  March  2020,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board  (“FASB”)  issued  Accounting  Standard  Update 
(“ASU”) 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the effects of reference rate reform on 
financial  reporting”.  The  amendments  in  this  ASU  provide  optional  guidance  to  alleviate  the  burden  in 
accounting  for  reference  rate  reform,  by  allowing  certain  expedients  and  exceptions  in  applying  GAAP  to 
contracts, hedging relationship and other transactions affected by the expected market transition from London 
Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank rates. The amendments in this ASU are effective for all 
entities  at  any  time  beginning  on  March  12,  2020  through  December  31,  2022  and  may  be  applied  from  the 
beginning of an interim period that includes the issuance date of the ASU. The Company does not expect that 
the adoption of this guidance will have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements and related 
disclosures.

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3. PBF LOGISTICS LP

PBFX  is  a  fee-based,  growth-oriented,  publicly-traded  MLP  that  owns  and  operates  crude  oil  and  refined 
products terminals, pipelines, storage facilities and similar logistics assets. PBFX engages in the processing of 
crude  oil  and  the  receiving,  handling,  storage  and  transferring  of  crude  oil,  refined  products,  natural  gas  and 
intermediates from sources located throughout the United States and Canada for PBF Energy in support of its 
refineries,  as  well  as  for  third-party  customers.  As  of  December  31,  2021,  a  substantial  majority  of  PBFX’s 
revenues  are  derived  from  long-term,  fee-based  commercial  agreements  with  PBF  Holding  Company  LLC 
(“PBF Holding”), a wholly owned subsidiary of PBF LLC, which include minimum volume commitments, for 
receiving, handling, storing and transferring crude oil, refined products and natural gas. PBF Energy also has 
agreements  with  PBFX  that  establish  fees  for  certain  general  and  administrative  services  and  operational  and 
maintenance  services  provided  by  PBF  Holding  to  PBFX.  These  transactions,  other  than  those  with  third 
parties, are eliminated by PBF Energy and PBF LLC in consolidation. 

PBFX, a variable interest entity, is consolidated by PBF Energy through its ownership of PBF LLC. PBF LLC, 
through its ownership of PBF GP, has the sole ability to direct the activities of PBFX that most significantly 
impact its economic performance. PBF LLC is considered to be the primary beneficiary of PBFX for accounting 
purposes. 

As of December 31, 2021, PBF LLC held a 47.9% limited partner interest in PBFX (consisting of 29,953,631 
common units), with the remaining 52.1% limited partner interest held by the public unitholders.

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4. ACQUISITIONS

Martinez Acquisition 

On February 1, 2020, the Company acquired from Equilon Enterprises LLC d/b/a Shell Oil Products US (the 
"Seller"), the Martinez refinery and related logistics assets (collectively, the "Martinez Acquisition"), pursuant 
to  a  sale  and  purchase  agreement  dated  June  11,  2019  (the  “Sale  and  Purchase  Agreement”).  The  Martinez 
refinery,  located  in  Martinez,  California,  is  a  high-conversion,  dual-coking  facility  that  is  strategically 
positioned  in  Northern  California  and  provides  for  operating  and  commercial  synergies  with  the  Torrance 
refinery located in Southern California.

In addition to refining assets, the Martinez Acquisition includes a number of onsite logistics assets, including a 
deep-water marine facility, product distribution terminals and refinery crude and product storage facilities.

The aggregate purchase price for the Martinez Acquisition was $1,253.4 million, including final working capital 
of $216.1 million and the Martinez Contingent Consideration, as defined below. The transaction was financed 
through a combination of cash on hand, including proceeds from the $1.0 billion in aggregate principal amount 
of  6.0%  senior  unsecured  notes  due  2028  (the  “2028  Senior  Notes”),  and  borrowings  under  PBF  Holding’s 
asset-based revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”). 

The  Company  accounted  for  the  Martinez  Acquisition  as  a  business  combination  under  GAAP  whereby  it 
recognizes assets acquired and liabilities assumed in an acquisition at their estimated fair values as of the date of 
acquisition. 

The total purchase consideration and the fair values of the assets and liabilities at the acquisition date were as 
follows:

(in millions)
Gross purchase price
Working capital, including post close adjustments 
Contingent consideration (a)
Total consideration

Purchase Price
$ 

960.0 
216.1 
77.3 
1,253.4 

$ 

_________________________
(a) The Martinez Acquisition included an obligation for the Company to make post-closing earn-out payments 
to the Seller based on certain earnings thresholds of the Martinez refinery (as set forth in the Sale and Purchase 
Agreement), for a period of up to four years following the acquisition closing date (the “Martinez Contingent 
Consideration”).  The  Company  recorded  the  Martinez  Contingent  Consideration  based  on  its  estimated  fair 
value of $77.3 million at the acquisition date, which was recorded within “Other long-term liabilities” within the 
Consolidated  Balance  Sheets.  Subsequent  changes  in  the  fair  value  of  the  Martinez  Contingent  Consideration 
are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

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The following table summarizes the final amounts recognized for assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of 
the acquisition date: 

(in millions)

Inventories

Prepaid and other current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Operating lease right of use assets (a)

Financing lease right of use assets (a)

Deferred charges and other assets, net

Accrued expenses

Current operating lease liabilities

Current financing lease liabilities (b)

Long-term operating lease liabilities

Long-term financing lease liabilities

Other long-term liabilities - environmental obligation

Fair value of net assets acquired

$ 

Fair Value 
Allocation

224.1 

5.4 

987.9 

7.8 

63.5 

63.7 

(1.4) 

(1.9) 

(6.0) 

(5.9) 

(57.5) 

(26.3) 

$ 

1,253.4 

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(a)  Operating  and  Financing  lease  right  of  use  assets  are  recorded  in  Lease  right  of  use  assets  within  the 
Consolidated Balance Sheets. 
(b) Current financing lease liabilities are recorded in Accrued expenses within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 include the results of 
operations of the Martinez refinery and related logistics assets subsequent to the Martinez Acquisition whereas 
the  same  period  in  2020  includes  the  results  of  operations  of  such  assets  from  the  date  of  the  Martinez 
Acquisition on February 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020. On an unaudited pro-forma basis, the revenues and net 
income  (loss)  of  the  Company,  assuming  the  acquisition  had  occurred  on  January  1,  2019,  are  shown  below. 
The unaudited pro-forma information does not purport to present what the Company’s actual results would have 
been had the Martinez Acquisition occurred on January 1, 2019, nor is the financial information indicative of 
the  results  of  future  operations.  The  unaudited  pro-forma  financial  information  includes  the  depreciation  and 
amortization  expense  related  to  the  Martinez  Acquisition  and  interest  expense  associated  with  the  related 
financing. 

(Unaudited, in millions)
PBF Energy 
Pro-forma revenues
Pro-forma net loss attributable to PBF Energy Inc. stockholders
Pro forma net income (loss) available to PBF Energy Class A common stock per 
share:

Basic:
Diluted:
PBF LLC
Pro-forma revenues

Pro-forma net loss attributable to PBF LLC

December 31,
2020

$ 

$ 
$ 

$ 

15,479.7 
(1,423.4) 

(11.90) 
(11.90) 

15,479.7 

(1,827.8) 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Acquisition Expenses

There  were  no  acquisition  costs  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021.  The  Company  incurred  acquisition 
related  costs  consisting  primarily  of  consulting  and  legal  expenses  related  to  completed,  pending  and  non-
consummated acquisitions of $12.5 million and $11.6 million in the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively.  These  costs  are  included  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  in  General  and 
administrative expenses. 

5. CURRENT EXPECTED CREDIT LOSSES

Credit Losses

The  Company  has  exposure  to  credit  losses  primarily  through  its  sales  of  refined  products.  The  Company 
evaluates creditworthiness on an individual customer basis. The Company utilizes a financial review model for 
purposes  of  evaluating  creditworthiness  which  is  based  on  information  from  financial  statements  and  credit 
reports. The financial review model enables the Company to assess the customer’s risk profile and determine 
credit limits on the basis of their financial strength, including but not limited to, their liquidity, leverage, debt 
serviceability, longevity and how they pay their bills. The Company may require security in the form of letters 
of credit or cash payments in advance of product delivery for certain customers that are deemed higher risk.

The  Company’s  payment  terms  on  its  trade  receivables  are  relatively  short,  generally  30  days  or  less  for  a 
substantial majority of its refined products. As a result, the Company’s collection risk is mitigated to a certain 
extent by the fact that sales are collected in a relatively short period of time, allowing for the ability to reduce 
exposure on defaults if collection issues are identified. Notwithstanding, the Company reviews each customer’s 
credit risk profile at least annually or more frequently if warranted. Following the widespread market disruption 
that  has  resulted  from  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  including  resurgences  and  variants  of  the  virus  and  related 
governmental responses, the Company has been performing ongoing credit reviews of its customers including 
monitoring  for  any  negative  credit  events  such  as  customer  bankruptcy  or  insolvency  events.  As  a  result,  the 
Company  has  adjusted  payment  terms  or  limited  available  trade  credit  for  certain  customers,  as  well  as  for 
customers within industries that are deemed to be at higher risk. 

The  Company  performs  a  quarterly  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  analysis  to  assess  whether  an  allowance 
needs  to  be  recorded  for  any  outstanding  trade  receivables.  In  estimating  credit  losses,  management  reviews 
accounts that are past due, have known disputes or have experienced any negative credit events that may result 
in future collectability issues. There was no allowance for doubtful accounts recorded as of December 31, 2021 
and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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6. INVENTORIES

Inventories consisted of the following:

(in millions)

Crude oil and feedstocks

Refined products and blendstocks

Warehouse stock and other

Lower of cost or market adjustment

Total inventories

(in millions)

Crude oil and feedstocks

Refined products and blendstocks

Warehouse stock and other

Lower of cost or market adjustment

Total inventories

December 31, 2021

Titled 
Inventory

Inventory 
Intermediation 
Agreement

Total

$ 

$ 

$ 

953.5  $ 

151.4  $ 

964.6 

141.8 

293.8 

— 

2,059.9  $ 

445.2  $ 

— 

— 

1,104.9 

1,258.4 

141.8 

2,505.1 

— 

2,059.9  $ 

445.2  $ 

2,505.1 

December 31, 2020

Titled 
Inventory

Inventory 
Intermediation 
Agreements

Total

$ 

$ 

$ 

1,018.9  $ 

—  $ 

933.7 

136.7 

2,089.3  $ 

(572.4)   

1,516.9  $ 

266.5 

— 

266.5  $ 

(97.2)   

169.3  $ 

1,018.9 

1,200.2 

136.7 

2,355.8 

(669.6) 

1,686.2 

On  October  25,  2021,  PBF  Holding  and  its  subsidiaries,  Delaware  City  Refining  Company  LLC,  Paulsboro 
Refining  Company  LLC  and  Chalmette  Refining,  L.L.C.  (“Chalmette  Refining”)  (collectively,  the  “PBF 
Entities”), entered into a third amended and restated inventory intermediation agreement (the “Third Inventory 
Intermediation  Agreement”)  with  J.  Aron  &  Company,  a  subsidiary  of  The  Goldman  Sachs  Group,  Inc.  (“J. 
Aron”),  pursuant  to  which  the  terms  of  the  existing  inventory  intermediation  agreements  were  amended  and 
restated in their entirety, including, among other things, pricing and an extension of terms. The Third Inventory 
Intermediation  Agreement  extends  the  term  to  December  31,  2024,  which  term  may  be  further  extended  by 
mutual consent of the parties to December 31, 2025.

Pursuant to the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement, J. Aron will continue to purchase and hold title to 
certain  inventory,  including  crude  oil,  intermediate  and  certain  finished  products  (the  “J.  Aron  Products”) 
purchased or produced by the Paulsboro and Delaware City refineries (and, at the election of the PBF Entities, 
the  Chalmette  refinery)  (the  "Refineries")  and  delivered  into  storage  tanks  at  the  Refineries  (the  "Storage 
Tanks"). The J. Aron Products are sold back to the Company as the J. Aron Products are discharged out of the 
Storage Tanks. These purchases and sales are settled monthly at the daily market prices related to those J. Aron 
Products. These transactions are considered to be made in contemplation of each other and, accordingly, do not 
result in the recognition of a sale when title passes from the Refineries to J. Aron. Additionally, J. Aron has the 
right  to  store  the  J.  Aron  Products  purchased  in  Storage  Tanks  under  the  Third  Inventory  Intermediation 
Agreement and will retain these storage rights for the term of the agreement. PBF Holding continues to market 
and sell the J. Aron Products independently to third parties.

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At December 31, 2021, the replacement value of inventories exceeded the LIFO carrying value. During the year 
ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded an adjustment to value its inventories to the lower of cost or 
market  which  increased  income  from  operations  by  $669.6  million,  reflecting  no  lower  of  cost  or  market 
(“LCM”)  inventory  reserve  at  December  31,  2021  in  comparison  with  an  LCM  inventory  reserve  of  $669.6 
million at December 31, 2020. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an adjustment 
to  value  its  inventories  to  the  lower  of  cost  or  market  which  decreased  income  from  operations  by  $268.0 
million, reflecting the net change in the LCM inventory reserve from $401.6 million at December 31, 2019 to 
$669.6 million at December 31, 2020.

An  actual  valuation  of  inventories  valued  under  the  LIFO  method  is  made  at  the  end  of  each  year  based  on 
inventory  levels  and  costs  at  that  time.  The  Company  recorded  a  pre-tax  charge  related  to  a  LIFO  layer 
decrement of $83.0 million in the Refining segment during the year ended December 31, 2020. There was no 
decrement recorded during the year ended December 31, 2021. The majority of the decrement recorded in 2020 
related  to  the  Company’s  East  Coast  LIFO  inventory  layer  and  the  reduction  in  the  Company’s  East  Coast 
inventory  experienced  as  part  of  the  East  Coast  Refining  Reconfiguration  (as  defined  in  “Note  7  -  Property, 
Plant and Equipment, net”) and our decision to operate our two refineries on the east coast as one functional 
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7. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following:

(in millions)
Land
Processing units, pipelines and equipment
Buildings and leasehold improvements
Computers, furniture and fixtures
Construction in progress

Less—Accumulated depreciation
Total property, plant and equipment, net

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 

$ 

533.6  $ 

5,166.1 
128.1 
176.8 
331.1 
6,335.7 
(1,433.5)   
4,902.2  $ 

534.7 
5,026.2 
127.0 
164.3 
199.2 
6,051.4 
(1,208.1) 
4,843.3 

Depreciation  expense  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021,  2020  and  2019  was  $229.6  million,  $223.0 
million  and  $178.0  million,  respectively.  The  Company  capitalized  $9.1  million  and  $12.6  million  in  interest 
during 2021 and 2020, respectively, in connection with construction in progress.

East Coast Refining Reconfiguration

On  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  reconfigured  the  Delaware  and  Paulsboro  refineries  (the  “East  Coast 
Refining Reconfiguration”) temporarily idling certain of its major processing units at the Paulsboro refinery, in 
order  to  operate  the  two  refineries  as  one  functional  unit  referred  to  as  the  East  Coast  Refining  System.  The 
reconfiguration  process  resulted  in  lower  overall  throughput  and  inventory  levels  in  addition  to  decreases  in 
capital  and  operating  costs.  The  Company  abandoned  certain  projects  related  to  assets  under  construction 
related  to  these  idled  assets,  resulting  in  an  impairment  charge  of  approximately  $11.9  million  and  a 
corresponding decrease to its construction in progress account in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Capital Project Abandonments

In connection with the Company’s ongoing strategic response plan to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and its 
East  Coast  Refining  Reconfiguration,  it  assessed  its  refinery  wide  slate  of  capital  projects  that  were  either  in 
process or not yet placed into service as of December 31, 2020. Based on this assessment and the Company’s 
strategic plan to reduce capital expenditures, it decided to abandon various capital projects across the refinery 
system, resulting in an impairment charge of approximately $79.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. 

Sale of Hydrogen Plants

On April 17, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of five hydrogen plants to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 
(“Air Products”) in a sale-leaseback transaction for gross cash proceeds of $530.0 million and recognized a gain 
of $471.1 million. In connection with the sale, the Company entered into a transition services agreement which 
was followed by the execution of long-term supply agreements in August 2020. Refer to “Note 15 - Leases” for 
further information. 

Torrance Land Sales 

On December 30, 2020 and August 1, 2019, the Company closed on third-party sales of parcels of real property 
acquired  as  part  of  the  Torrance  refinery,  but  not  part  of  the  refinery  itself.  The  sales  resulted  in  a  gain  of 
approximately  $8.1  million  and  $33.1  million  in  the  fourth  quarter  of  2020  and  the  third  quarter  of  2019, 
respectively, included within (Gain) loss on sale of assets in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

8. DEFERRED CHARGES AND OTHER ASSETS, NET

Deferred charges and other assets, net consisted of the following: 

PBF Energy (in millions)

Deferred turnaround costs, net

Catalyst, net (a)

Environmental credits

Linefill

Pension plan assets 

Intangible assets, net

Other

Total deferred charges and other assets, net

PBF LLC (in millions)

Deferred turnaround costs, net

Catalyst, net (a)

Environmental credits
Linefill

Pension plan assets 

Intangible assets, net

Other

$ 

$ 

$ 

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

537.0  $ 

166.8 

41.3 

27.4 

20.7 

9.6 

20.1 

598.2 

155.2 

39.6 

27.4 

21.2 

10.1 

20.5 

822.9  $ 

872.2 

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

537.0  $ 

166.8 

41.3 
27.4 

20.7 

9.6 

20.1 

598.2 

155.2 

39.6 
27.4 

21.2 

10.1 

20.6 

Total deferred charges and other assets, net

$ 

822.9  $ 

872.3 

(a)  Catalyst,  net  includes  $113.0  million  and  $115.2  million  of  indefinite-lived  precious  metal  catalysts  (both 
owned  or  financed  as  part  of  existing  catalyst  financing  arrangements)  as  of  December  31,  2021  and 
December 31, 2020, respectively.

The Company recorded amortization expense related to deferred turnaround costs, catalyst and intangible assets 
of $221.1 million, $325.9 million and $258.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively.  Included  in  the  year  2020  amortization  expense  is  approximately  $56.2  million  of  accelerated 
unamortized deferred turnaround costs associated with assets that were idled as part of the East Coast Refining 
Reconfiguration.

Intangible assets, net primarily consists of customer relationships, permits and emission credits. Our net balance 
as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is shown below:

(in millions)
Intangible assets - gross 
Accumulated amortization
Intangible assets - net

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 

$ 

25.5  $ 
(15.9)   
9.6  $ 

25.5 
(15.4) 
10.1 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

9. ACCRUED EXPENSES 

Accrued expenses consisted of the following:

PBF Energy (in millions)
Inventory-related accruals

Renewable energy credit and emissions obligations (a)

Inventory intermediation agreements (b)

Excise and sales tax payable
Accrued transportation costs

Accrued utilities

Accrued capital expenditures
Accrued salaries and benefits

Accrued refinery maintenance and support costs
Accrued interest

Environmental liabilities 

Current finance lease liabilities

Customer deposits

Contingent consideration
Other

Total accrued expenses

PBF LLC (in millions)
Inventory-related accruals

Renewable energy credit and emissions obligations (a)

Inventory intermediation agreements (b)

Excise and sales tax payable
Accrued transportation costs

Accrued interest

Accrued utilities

Accrued capital expenditures

Accrued salaries and benefits

Accrued refinery maintenance and support costs

Environmental liabilities 

Current finance lease liabilities

Customer deposits

Contingent consideration 

Other

Total accrued expenses

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December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 

959.9  $ 

953.9 

280.1 

112.7 

91.0 

73.0 

62.8 

59.5 

55.8 

37.7 

14.9 

11.1 

3.5 

2.9 

21.6 

695.0 

528.1 

225.8 

120.1 

72.1 

58.6 

15.0 

42.2 

35.7 

46.1 

11.8 

14.4 

4.0 

12.1 

30.5 

$ 

$ 

2,740.4  $ 

1,911.5 

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

959.9  $ 

953.9 

280.1 

112.7 

91.0 

86.0 

73.0 

62.8 

59.5 

55.8 

14.9 

11.1 

3.5 

2.9 

25.5 

695.0 

528.1 

225.8 

120.1 

72.1 

83.8 

58.6 

15.0 

42.2 

35.7 

11.8 

14.4 

4.0 

12.1 

32.5 

$ 

2,792.6  $ 

1,951.2 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(a)  The  Company  is  subject  to  obligations  to  purchase  RINs  required  to  comply  with  the  Renewable  Fuel 
Standard. The Company’s overall RINs obligation is based on a percentage of domestic shipments of on-road 
fuels as established by EPA. To the degree the Company is unable to blend the required amount of biofuels to 
satisfy  its  RINs  obligation,  RINs  must  be  purchased  on  the  open  market  to  avoid  penalties  and  fines.  The 
Company records its RINs obligation on a net basis in Accrued expenses when its RINs liability is greater than 
the amount of RINs earned and purchased in a given period and in Prepaid and other current assets when the 
amount of RINs earned and purchased is greater than the RINs liability. In addition, the Company is subject to 
obligations  to  comply  with  federal  and  state  legislative  and  regulatory  measures,  including  regulations  in  the 
state  of  California  pursuant  to  Assembly  Bill  32  (“AB  32”),  to  address  environmental  compliance  and 
greenhouse gas and other emissions. These requirements include incremental costs to operate and maintain our 
facilities as well as to implement and manage new emission controls and programs. Renewable energy credit 
and emissions obligations fluctuate with the volume of applicable product sales and timing of credit purchases. 
The  Company  enters  into  forward  purchase  commitments  in  order  to  acquire  its  renewable  energy  and 
emissions credits at fixed prices. As of December 31, 2021, the Company had entered into $520.0 million of 
such  forward  purchase  commitments  with  respect  to  its  total  accrued  renewable  energy  and  emissions 
obligations. Final settlement of the Company’s RINs obligation for annual compliance years 2020 through 2022 
are subject to final rule making by EPA. Currently, the 2020 obligation is anticipated to require settlement in 
2022 and the 2021 and 2022 obligations are anticipated to require settlement in 2023. The Company’s AB 32 
liability is part of a triennial period program which will be settled through 2024. 

(b)  The  Company  has  the  obligation  to  repurchase  the  J.  Aron  Products  that  are  held  in  its  Storage  Tanks  in 
accordance  with  the  inventory  intermediation  agreements  with  J.  Aron.  As  of  December  31,  2021  and 
December  31,  2020,  a  liability  is  recognized  for  the  inventory  intermediation  agreements  and  is  recorded  at 
market  price  for  the  J.  Aron  owned  inventory  held  in  the  Company’s  Storage  Tanks,  with  any  change  in  the 
market price being recorded in Cost of products and other.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10. CREDIT FACILITIES AND DEBT

Long-term debt outstanding consisted of the following:

(in millions)
2025 Senior Secured Notes 
2028 Senior Notes 
2025 Senior Notes 

PBFX 2023 Senior Notes
Revolving Credit Facility
PBFX Revolving Credit Facility
PBF Rail Term Loan 
Catalyst financing arrangements 

Less—Current debt 
Unamortized premium 
Unamortized deferred financing costs
Long-term debt

2025 Senior Secured Notes

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 

$ 

1,250.0  $ 
826.5 
669.5 
525.0 
900.0 
100.0 
— 
58.4 
4,329.4 
— 
1.4 
(35.0)   
4,295.8  $ 

1,250.0 
1,000.0 
725.0 
525.0 
900.0 
200.0 
7.4 
102.5 
4,709.9 
(7.4) 
2.2 
(51.1) 
4,653.6 

On  May  13,  2020,  PBF  Holding  entered  into  an  indenture  among  PBF  Holding  and  PBF  Holding’s  wholly-
owned subsidiary, PBF Finance Corporation (together with PBF Holding, the “Issuers”), the guarantors named 
therein (collectively the “Guarantors”), and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Trustee, Paying Agent, 
Registrar,  Transfer  Agent,  Authenticating  Agent  and  Notes  Collateral  Agent,  under  which  the  Issuers  issued 
$1.0  billion  in  aggregate  principal  amount  of  9.25%  senior  secured  notes  due  2025  (the  “initial  2025  Senior 
Secured  Notes”).  The  Issuers  received  net  proceeds  of  approximately  $982.9  million  from  the  offering  after 
deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and offering expenses.

On December 21, 2020 PBF Holding issued an additional $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of tack 
on  9.25%  senior  secured  notes  due  2025  (the  “additional  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes”).  The  additional  2025 
Senior Secured Notes were issued at an offering price of 100.25% plus accrued and unpaid interest from and 
including,  November  15,  2020.  The  additional  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes  were  issued  under  the  indenture 
governing the initial 2025 Senior Secured Notes and, together with the additional 2025 Senior Secured Notes, 
the (“2025 Senior Secured Notes”). The additional 2025 Senior Secured Notes are treated as a single series with 
the  initial  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes  and  have  the  same  terms  except  that  a  portion  of  the  additional  2025 
Senior Secured Notes were issued initially under a new temporary CUSIP number to be used during the 40-day 
distribution  compliance  period.  The  Issuers  received  net  proceeds  of  approximately  $245.7  million  from  the 
offering after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and offering expenses.

The 2025 Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by substantially all of PBF Holding’s 
subsidiaries.  The  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes  and  guarantees  are  senior  obligations  and  secured,  subject  to 
certain  exceptions  and  permitted  liens,  on  a  first-priority  basis,  by  substantially  all  of  PBF  Holding's  and  the 
guarantors’ present and future assets (other than assets securing the Revolving Credit Facility), which may also 
constitute  collateral  securing  certain  hedging  obligations  and  any  existing  or  future  indebtedness  that  is 
permitted  to  be  secured  on  a  pari  passu  basis  with  the  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes.  The  2025  Senior  Secured 
Notes and guarantees are senior secured obligations and rank equal in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ 
and the Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the Revolving Credit Facility, the 2028 
Senior  Notes  and  the  7.25%  senior  unsecured  notes  due  2025  (the  “2025  Senior  Notes”).  The  2025  Senior 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Secured  Notes  and  guarantees  rank  effectively  senior  to  all  of  the  Issuers’  and  the  Guarantors’  existing  and 
future  indebtedness  that  is  not  secured  by  the  collateral  (including  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility,  the  2028 
Senior  Notes  and  the  2025  Senior  Notes),  subject  to  permitted  liens  on  such  collateral  and  certain  other 
exceptions, and senior in right of payment to the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness 
that is expressly subordinated in right of payment thereto. The 2025 Senior Secured Notes and the guarantees 
are effectively subordinated to any of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ existing or future secured indebtedness 
that is secured by liens on assets owned by the Company that do not constitute part of the collateral securing the 
2025 Senior Secured Notes and the guarantees (including the assets securing the Revolving Credit Facility) to 
the  extent  of  the  value  of  the  collateral  securing  such  indebtedness.  The  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes  and  the 
guarantees  are  structurally  subordinated  to  any  existing  or  future  indebtedness  and  other  obligations  of  the 
Issuers’ non-guarantor subsidiaries. In addition, the 2025 Senior Secured Notes contain customary terms, events 
of  default  and  covenants  for  an  issuer  of  non-investment  grade  debt  securities.  These  covenants  include 
limitations  on  the  incurrence  of  additional  indebtedness,  equity  issuances,  and  payments.  Many  of  these 
covenants will cease to apply or will be modified if the 2025 Senior Secured Notes are rated investment grade.

At  any  time  prior  to  May  15,  2022,  the  Issuers  may  on  any  one  or  more  occasions  redeem  up  to  35%  of  the 
aggregate  principal  amount  of  the  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes  in  an  amount  not  greater  than  the  net  cash 
proceeds  of  certain  equity  offerings  at  a  redemption  price  equal  to  109.250%  of  the  principal  amount  of  the 
2025 Senior Secured Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest through the date of redemption. On or after 
May  15,  2022,  the  Issuers  may  redeem  all  or  part  of  the  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes,  in  each  case  at  the 
redemption prices described in the indenture, together with any accrued and unpaid interest through the date of 
redemption. In addition, prior to May 15, 2022, the Issuers may redeem all or part of the 2025 Senior Secured 
Notes  at  a  “make-whole”  redemption  price  described  in  the  indenture,  together  with  any  accrued  and  unpaid 
interest to the date of redemption.

In addition, the Issuers may redeem in the aggregate up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 
2025 Senior Secured Notes using net proceeds of any loan received pursuant to a Regulatory Debt Facility (as 
defined  in  the  indenture)  at  a  redemption  price  equal  to  104.625%  of  the  principal  amount  of  the  notes 
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date as long as any such redemption occurs on or 
prior to 120 days after receipt of such net proceeds. 

2028 Senior Notes

On January 24, 2020, PBF Holding entered into an indenture among the Issuers, the Guarantors, Wilmington 
Trust,  National  Association,  as  Trustee  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  Paying  Agent, 
Registrar,  Transfer  Agent  and  Authenticating  Agent,  under  which  the  Issuers  issued  $1.0  billion  in  aggregate 
principal  amount  of  the  6.00%  2028  Senior  Notes.  The  Issuers  received  net  proceeds  of  approximately 
$987.0  million  from  the  offering  after  deducting  the  initial  purchasers’  discount  and  offering  expenses.  The 
Company primarily used the net proceeds to fully redeem the 7.00% senior notes due 2023 (the “2023 Senior 
Notes”),  including  accrued  and  unpaid  interest,  on  February  14,  2020,  and  to  fund  a  portion  of  the  cash 
consideration for the Martinez Acquisition. The difference between the carrying value of the 2023 Senior Notes 
on the date they were reacquired and the amount for which they were reacquired has been classified as loss on 
extinguishment of debt in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The 2028 Senior Notes included a registration rights arrangement whereby the Issuer and the Guarantors agreed 
to  file  with  the  U.S.  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  and  use  commercially  reasonable  efforts  to 
consummate an offer to exchange the 2028 Senior Notes for an issue of registered notes with terms substantially 
identical to the notes not later than 365 days after the date of the original issuance of the notes. This registration 
statement  was  declared  effective  on  October  14,  2020  and  the  exchange  was  consummated  during  the  fourth 
quarter of 2020. As such, the Company did not have to transfer any consideration as a result of the registration 
rights agreement and thus no loss contingency was recorded.

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  2028  Senior  Notes  are  guaranteed  on  a  senior  unsecured  basis  by  substantially  all  of  PBF  Holding’s 
subsidiaries. The 2028 Senior Notes and guarantees are senior unsecured obligations and rank equal in right of 
payment with all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness, including PBF Holding’s 
Revolving Credit Facility, the 2025 Senior Notes and the 2025 Senior Secured Notes. The 2028 Senior Notes 
and  the  guarantees  rank  senior  in  right  of  payment  to  the  Issuers’  and  the  Guarantors’  existing  and  future 
indebtedness  that  is  expressly  subordinated  in  right  of  payment  thereto.  The  2028  Senior  Notes  and  the 
guarantees  are  effectively  subordinated  to  any  of  the  Issuers’  and  the  Guarantors’  existing  or  future  secured 
indebtedness (including the Revolving Credit Facility) to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such 
indebtedness. The 2028 Senior Notes and the guarantees are structurally subordinated to any existing or future 
indebtedness and other obligations of the Issuers’ non-guarantor subsidiaries. In addition, the 2028 Senior Notes 
contain customary terms, events of default and covenants for an issuer of non-investment grade debt securities. 
These  covenants  include  limitations  on  the  incurrence  of  additional  indebtedness,  equity  issuances,  and 
payments. Many of these covenants will cease to apply or will be modified if the 2028 Senior Notes are rated 
investment grade.

At any time prior to February 15, 2023, the Issuers may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the 
aggregate  principal  amount  of  the  2028  Senior  Notes  in  an  amount  not  greater  than  the  net  cash  proceeds  of 
certain  equity  offerings  at  a  redemption  price  equal  to  106.000%  of  the  principal  amount  of  the  2028  Senior 
Notes, plus any accrued and unpaid interest through the date of redemption. On or after February 15, 2023, the 
Issuers may redeem all or part of the 2028 Senior Notes, in each case at the redemption prices described in the 
indenture, together with any accrued and unpaid interest through the date of redemption. In addition, prior to 
February 15, 2023, the Issuers may redeem all or part of the 2028 Senior Notes at a “make-whole” redemption 
price described in the indenture, together with any accrued and unpaid interest through the date of redemption.

During 2021, the Company made a number of open market repurchases of its 2028 Senior Notes that resulted in 
the  extinguishment  of  $173.5  million  in  principal.  Total  cash  consideration  paid  to  repurchase  the  principal 
amount  outstanding  of  the  2028  Senior  Notes,  excluding  accrued  interest,  totaled  $109.3  million  and  the 
Company recognized a $62.4 million gain on the extinguishment of debt during the year ended December 31, 
2021.

2025 Senior Notes

On  May  30,  2017,  PBF  Holding  entered  into  an  indenture  among  Issuers,  the  Guarantors,  Wilmington  Trust, 
National  Association,  as  Trustee,  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  Paying  Agent,  Registrar, 
Transfer Agent and Authenticating Agent, under which the Issuers issued $725.0 million in aggregate principal 
amount of 7.25% 2025 Senior Notes. The Issuers received net proceeds of approximately $711.6 million from 
the offering after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and offering expenses, all of which was used to fund 
the cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) for any and all of its outstanding 8.25% Senior Secured Notes due 
2020 (the “2020 Senior Secured Notes”), to pay the related redemption price and accrued and unpaid interest for 
any 2020 Senior Secured Notes which remained outstanding after the completion of the Tender Offer, and for 
general corporate purposes. 

The  2025  Senior  Notes  are  guaranteed  by  substantially  all  of  PBF  Holding’s  subsidiaries.  The  2025  Senior 
Notes  and  guarantees  are  senior  unsecured  obligations  which  rank  equal  in  right  of  payment  with  all  of  the 
Issuers’  and  the  Guarantors’  existing  and  future  senior  indebtedness,  including  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility, 
the  2028  Senior  Notes  and  the  2025  Senior  Secured  Notes.  The  2025  Senior  Notes  and  the  guarantees  rank 
senior in right of payment to the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness that is expressly 
subordinated in right of payment thereto. The 2025 Senior Notes and the guarantees are effectively subordinated 
to  any  of  the  Issuers’  and  the  Guarantors’  existing  or  future  secured  indebtedness  (including  the  Revolving 
Credit Facility) to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. The 2025 Senior Notes 
and the guarantees are structurally subordinated to any existing or future indebtedness and other obligations of 
the Issuers’ non-guarantor subsidiaries.

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PBF Holding has optional redemption rights to repurchase all or a portion of the 2025 Senior Notes at varying 
prices which are no less than 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The holders of the 
2025  Senior  Notes  have  repurchase  options  exercisable  only  upon  a  change  in  control,  certain  asset  sale 
transactions,  or  in  event  of  a  default  as  defined  in  the  indenture.  In  addition,  the  2025  Senior  Notes  contain 
customary terms, events of default and covenants for an issuer of non-investment grade debt securities that limit 
certain types of additional debt, equity issuances, and payments. Many of these covenants will cease to apply or 
will be modified if the 2025 Senior Notes are rated investment grade.

During 2021, the Company made a number of open market repurchases of its 2025 Senior Notes that resulted in 
the  extinguishment  of  $55.5  million  in  principal.  Total  cash  consideration  paid  to  repurchase  the  principal 
amount  outstanding  of  the  2025  Senior  Notes,  excluding  accrued  interest,  totaled  $37.5  million  and  the 
Company recognized a $17.5 million gain on the extinguishment of debt during the year ended December 31, 
2021.

PBFX 2023 Senior Notes 

On  May  12,  2015,  PBFX  entered  into  an  indenture  among  PBFX  and  PBF  Logistics  Finance  Corporation,  a 
Delaware  corporation  and  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  PBFX  (together  with  PBFX,  the  “PBFX  Issuers”),  the 
Guarantors  named  therein  and  Deutsche  Bank  Trust  Company  Americas,  as  Trustee,  under  which  the  PBFX 
Issuers issued $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2023. 

On  October  6,  2017,  PBFX  entered  into  a  supplemental  indenture  for  the  purpose  of  issuing  an  additional 
$175.0  million  in  aggregate  principal  amount  of  6.875%  Senior  Notes  due  2023  (together  with  the  initially 
issued  notes,  the  “PBFX  2023  Senior  Notes”).  The  additional  amount  of  the  PBFX  2023  Senior  Notes  were 
issued at 102% of face value, or an effective interest rate of 6.442%. The additional amount of the PBFX 2023 
Senior Notes are treated as a single series with the initially issued PBFX 2023 Senior Notes and have the same 
terms as those of the initially issued PBFX 2023 Senior Notes, except that (i) the additional amount of PBFX 
2023  Senior  Notes  are  subject  to  a  separate  registration  rights  agreement,  and  (ii)  the  additional  amount  of 
PBFX 2023 Senior Notes were issued initially under CUSIP numbers different from the initially issued PBFX 
2023 Senior Notes.

PBF LLC agreed to a limited guarantee of collection of the principal amount of the PBFX 2023 Senior Notes, 
but is not otherwise subject to the covenants of the indenture. The PBFX 2023 Senior Notes are general senior 
unsecured  obligations  of  the  PBFX  Issuers  and  are  equal  in  right  of  payment  with  all  of  the  PBFX  Issuers’ 
existing  and  future  senior  indebtedness,  including  amounts  outstanding  under  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit 
Facility  (as  defined  below).  The  PBFX  2023  Senior  Notes  are  effectively  subordinated  to  all  of  the  PBFX 
Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ existing and future secured debt, including the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility(as 
defined  below),  to  the  extent  of  the  value  of  the  assets  securing  that  secured  debt  and  will  be  structurally 
subordinated to all indebtedness of PBFX’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the PBFX 2023 Senior Notes. The 
PBFX 2023 Senior Notes will be senior to any future subordinated indebtedness the PBFX Issuers may incur.

The PBFX indenture contains customary terms, events of default and covenants for transactions of this nature. 
These covenants include limitations on PBFX’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: (i) 
make  investments;  (ii)  incur  additional  indebtedness  or  issue  preferred  units;  (iii)  pay  dividends  or  make 
distributions on units or redeem or repurchase its subordinated debt; (iv) create liens; (v) incur dividend or other 
payment  restrictions  affecting  subsidiaries;  (vi)  sell  assets;  (vii)  merge  or  consolidate  with  other  entities;  and 
(viii) enter into transactions with affiliates. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and 
exceptions.

PBFX has optional redemption rights to repurchase all or a portion of the PBFX 2023 Senior Notes at varying 
prices which are no less than 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The holders of the 
PBFX  2023  Senior  Notes  have  repurchase  options  exercisable  only  upon  a  change  in  control,  certain  asset 
dispositions, or in event of default as defined in the indenture.

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PBF Holding Revolving Credit Facility 

On  May  2,  2018,  PBF  Holding  and  certain  of  its  wholly-owned  subsidiaries,  as  borrowers  or  subsidiary 
guarantors, replaced the existing asset-based revolving credit facility dated as of August 15, 2014 with the new 
Revolving  Credit  Facility.  The  Revolving  Credit  Facility  has  a  maximum  commitment  of  $3.4  billion,  a 
maturity  date  of  May  2023  and  redefines  certain  components  of  the  Borrowing  Base,  as  defined  in  the 
agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), to make more funding 
available  for  working  capital  needs  and  other  general  corporate  purposes.  An  accordion  feature  allows  for 
commitments  of  up  to  $3.5  billion.  Borrowings  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility  bear  interest  at  the 
Alternative Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or at the Adjusted LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin (all as 
defined  in  the  Revolving  Credit  Agreement).  The  Applicable  Margin  ranges  from  0.25%  to  1.00%  for 
Alternative Base Rate Loans and from 1.25% to 2.00% for Adjusted LIBOR Loans, in each case depending on 
the  Company’s  corporate  credit  rating.  In  addition,  the  LC  Participation  Fee  ranges  from  1.00%  to  1.75% 
depending on the Company’s corporate credit rating and the Fronting Fee is capped at 0.25%. 

The  Revolving  Credit  Agreement  contains  customary  covenants  and  restrictions  on  the  activities  of  PBF 
Holding  and  its  subsidiaries,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  limitations  on  incurring  additional  indebtedness, 
liens,  negative  pledges,  guarantees,  investments,  loans,  asset  sales,  mergers  and  acquisitions,  prepayment  of 
other  debt,  distributions,  dividends  and  the  repurchase  of  capital  stock,  transactions  with  affiliates  and  the 
ability  of  PBF  Holding  to  change  the  nature  of  its  business  or  its  fiscal  year;  all  as  defined  in  the  Revolving 
Credit Agreement.

In addition, the Revolving Credit Agreement has a financial covenant which requires that if at any time Excess 
Availability, as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement, is less than the greater of (i) 10% of the lesser of 
the  then  existing  Borrowing  Base  and  the  then  aggregate  Revolving  Commitments  of  the  Lenders  (the 
“Financial Covenant Testing Amount”), and (ii) $100.0 million, and until such time as Excess Availability is 
greater than the Financial Covenant Testing Amount and $100.0 million for a period of 12 or more consecutive 
days, PBF Holding will not permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as defined in the Revolving 
Credit Agreement and determined as of the last day of the most recently completed quarter, to be less than 1 to 
1. 

PBF  Holding’s  obligations  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility  are  (a)  guaranteed  by  each  of  its  domestic 
operating subsidiaries that are not Excluded Subsidiaries (as defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) and 
(b) secured by a lien on (i) PBF LLC’s equity interest in PBF Holding and (ii) certain assets of PBF Holding 
and the subsidiary guarantors, including all deposit accounts (other than zero balance accounts, cash collateral 
accounts, trust accounts and/or payroll accounts, all of which are excluded from the definition of collateral), all 
accounts receivable, all hydrocarbon inventory (other than the J. Aron Products owned by J. Aron pursuant to 
the Third Inventory Intermediation Agreement) and to the extent evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise 
related to the foregoing, all general intangibles, chattel paper, instruments, documents, letter of credit rights and 
supporting obligations; and all products and proceeds of the foregoing.

On  February  18,  2020,  in  connection  with  its  entry  into  a  $300.0  million  uncommitted  receivables  purchase 
facility (the “Receivables Facility”), the Company amended the Revolving Credit Agreement and entered into a 
related  intercreditor  agreement  to  allow  it  to  sell  certain  Eligible  Receivables  (as  defined  in  the  Revolving 
Credit Agreement) derived from the sale of refined product over truck racks. Under the Receivables Facility, the 
Company  sells  such  receivables  to  a  bank  subject  to  bank  approval  and  certain  conditions.  The  sales  of 
receivables  under  the  Receivables  Facility  are  absolute  and  irrevocable  but  subject  to  certain  repurchase 
obligations under certain circumstances.

On  May  7,  2020,  the  Company  further  amended  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility,  to  increase  PBF  Holding’s 
ability to incur certain secured debt from an amount equal to 10% of its total assets to 20% of its total assets.

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Outstanding  borrowings  under  the  Revolving  Credit  Facility  as  of  December  31,  2021  and  2020  were 
$900.0 million. Issued letters of credit were $380.1 million and $184.4 million as of December 31, 2021 and 
2020, respectively.

PBFX Credit Facilities

On May 14, 2014, in connection with the PBFX initial public offering (the “PBFX Offering”), PBFX entered 
into  a  five-year,  $275.0  million  senior  secured  revolving  credit  facility  (the  “2014  PBFX  Revolving  Credit 
Facility”) with the administrative agent and a syndicate of lenders. On July 30, 2018, PBFX replaced the 2014 
PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  with  the  $500.0  million  amended  and  restated  revolving  credit  facility  (the 
“PBFX Revolving Credit Facility”). 

The  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  is  available  to  fund  working  capital,  acquisitions,  distributions,  capital 
expenditures, and other general partnership purposes and is guaranteed by a guaranty of collection from PBF 
LLC. PBFX has the ability to increase the maximum amount of the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility by up to 
$250.0 million to a total facility size of $750.0 million, subject to receiving increased commitments from the 
lenders or other financial institutions and satisfaction of certain conditions. The PBFX Revolving Credit Facility 
includes a $75.0 million sublimit for standby letters of credit and a $25.0 million sublimit for swingline loans. 
Obligations  under  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  are  guaranteed  by  PBFX’s  restricted  subsidiaries,  and 
are secured by a first priority lien on PBFX’s assets and those of PBFX’s restricted subsidiaries. The maturity 
date of the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility is July 30, 2023, but may be extended for one year on up to two 
occasions,  subject  to  certain  customary  terms  and  conditions.  Borrowings  under  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit 
Facility bear interest at the Alternative Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or the Adjusted LIBOR Rate plus 
an  Applicable  Margin,  all  as  defined  in  the  agreement  governing  the  PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Facility  (the 
“PBFX  Revolving  Credit  Agreement”).  The  Applicable  Margin  ranges  from  0.75%  to  1.75%  for  Alternative 
Base Rate Loans and from 1.75% to 2.75% for Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans in each case depending on PBFX’s 
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio, as defined in the PBFX Revolving Credit Agreement. 

The PBFX Revolving Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for revolving 
credit facilities of this nature which, among other things, limit or restrict PBFX’s ability and the ability of its 
restricted  subsidiaries  to  incur  or  guarantee  debt,  incur  liens,  make  investments,  make  restricted  payments, 
amend  material  contracts,  engage  in  certain  business  activities,  engage  in  mergers,  consolidations  and  other 
organizational changes, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, enter into burdensome agreements, or enter 
into transactions with affiliates on terms which are not at arm’s length.

Additionally, PBFX is required to maintain (a) Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio of at least 2.50 to 1.00; (b) 
Consolidated  Total  Leverage  Ratio  of  not  greater  than  4.50  to  1.00;  and  (c)  Consolidated  Senior  Secured 
Leverage Ratio of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 (all terms as defined in the PBFX Revolving Credit Agreement). 

The PBFX Revolving Credit Agreement contains events of default customary for transactions of their nature, 
including, but not limited to (and subject to any applicable grace periods when applicable), the failure to pay 
any  principal,  interest  or  fees  when  due,  failure  to  perform  or  observe  any  covenant  contained  in  the  PBFX 
Revolving Credit Agreement or related documentation, any representation or warranty made in the agreements 
or related documentation being untrue in any material respect when made, default under certain material debt 
agreements,  commencement  of  bankruptcy  or  other  insolvency  proceedings,  certain  changes  in  PBFX’s 
ownership  or  the  ownership  or  board  composition  of  PBF  GP  and  material  judgments  or  orders.  Upon  the 
occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the PBFX Revolving Credit Agreement, the 
lenders may, among other things, terminate their commitments, declare any outstanding loans to be immediately 
due and payable and/or exercise remedies against PBFX and the collateral as may be available to the lenders 
under the PBFX Revolving Credit Agreement and related documentation or applicable law.

PBFX made net repayments of $100.0 million during the year ended December 31, 2021.

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The PBFX Revolving Credit Facility may be repaid, from time-to-time, without penalty. As of December 31, 
2021,  there  were  $100.0  million  of  borrowings  and  $3.5  million  of  letters  of  credit  outstanding.  At 
December 31, 2020, there were $200.0 million of borrowings and $4.9 million of letters of credit outstanding 
under the PBFX Revolving Credit Facility.

PBF Rail Term Loan 

On December 22, 2016, PBF Rail Logistics Company LLC (“PBF Rail”) entered into a $35.0 million term loan 
(the  “PBF  Rail  Term  Loan”).  The  PBF  Rail  Term  Loan  amortized  monthly  over  its  five  year  term  and  bore 
interest at a rate equal to one month LIBOR plus the margin as defined in the agreement governing the PBF Rail 
Term Loan (the “Rail Credit Agreement”). As security for the PBF Rail Term Loan, PBF Rail pledged, among 
other things: (i) certain Eligible Railcars; (ii) the Debt Service Reserve Account (as defined in the Rail Credit 
Agreement); and (iii) PBF Holding’s membership interest in PBF Rail. Additionally, the Rail Credit Agreement 
contained customary terms, events of default and covenants for transactions of this nature. PBF Rail may at any 
time  repay  the  PBF  Rail  Term  Loan  without  penalty  in  the  event  that  railcars  securing  the  loan  are  sold, 
scrapped or otherwise removed from the collateral pool.

The PBF Rail Term Loan was repaid in full as of December 31, 2021.

Precious Metal Catalyst Financing Arrangements 

Certain subsidiaries of the Company have entered into agreements whereby such subsidiary sold a portion of its 
precious metal catalysts to a major commercial bank and subsequently refinanced the precious metal catalysts 
under contractual arrangements. The volume of the precious metal catalysts and the interest rate are fixed over 
the  term  of  each  financing  arrangement.  At  maturity,  the  Company  must  repurchase  the  applicable  precious 
metal  catalysts,  or  otherwise  settle  its  obligation  with  the  counterparty,  at  its  then  fair  market  value.  The 
Company believes that there is a substantial market for precious metal catalysts and that it will be able to release 
such catalysts at maturity. The Company treated these transactions as financing arrangements, and the related 
payments are recorded as interest expense over the agreements’ terms. The Company has elected the fair value 
option for accounting for its catalyst repurchase obligations as the Company’s liability is directly impacted by 
the change in value of the underlying precious metal catalysts. The fair value of these repurchase obligations as 
reflected in the fair value of long-term debt outstanding table below is measured using Level 2 inputs.

Details of the catalyst financing arrangements at each of the Company’s refineries as of December 31, 2021 are 
included in the following table:

Refinery

Metal 

Annual interest 
rate

Expiration date(1)

Paulsboro 

Delaware City
Toledo

Chalmette 

Chalmette 

Torrance

Martinez 

Platinum 

Palladium
Platinum

Platinum

Platinum

Platinum

Palladium

 1.47 %

 3.70 %
 5.05 %

 5.10 %

 1.80 %

 1.78 %

 3.70 %

December 2022

September 2022
September 2022

November 2022

November 2022

July 2022

September 2022

__________________
(1)  These  catalyst  financing  arrangements  are  included  in  Long-term  debt  as  of  December  31,  2021  as  the 
Company has the ability and intent to finance this debt through availability under other credit facilities if the 
catalyst financing arrangements are not renewed at maturity. 

In  total,  aggregate  annual  catalyst  financing  fees  were  approximately  $2.0  million  and  $2.7  million  as  of 
December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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Debt Maturities

Debt maturing in the next five years and thereafter is as follows (in millions):

Year Ending December 31,
2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Thereafter

Total debt outstanding

$ 

$ 

58.4 

1,525.0 

— 

1,919.5 

— 

826.5 

4,329.4 

11. AFFILIATE NOTE PAYABLE - PBF LLC 

As of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, PBF LLC had an outstanding note payable with PBF Energy 
for an aggregate principal amount of $375.2 million and $376.3 million, respectively. The note payable has a 
maturity date of April 2030, an annual interest rate of 2.5% and may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time, 
at the option of PBF LLC without penalty or premium.

12. OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

Other long-term liabilities consisted of the following:

(in millions)
Environmental liabilities
Defined benefit pension plan liabilities
Contingent consideration
Post-retirement medical plan liabilities
Early railcar return liability 
Other
Total other long-term liabilities

13. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS 

December 31,
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 

$ 

142.1  $ 
47.0 
29.4 
18.2 
6.0 
9.7 
252.4  $ 

141.9 
73.5 
— 
22.0 
13.9 
17.2 
268.5 

Pursuant  to  the  amended  and  restated  limited  liability  company  agreement  of  PBF  LLC,  the  holders  of  PBF 
LLC Series B Units are entitled to an interest in the amounts received by the investment funds associated with 
the initial investors in PBF LLC in excess of their original investment in the form of PBF LLC distributions and 
from the shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock issuable to such investment funds (for their own account 
and on behalf of the holders of PBF LLC Series B Units) upon an exchange, and the proceeds from the sale of 
such shares. Such proceeds received by the investment funds associated with the initial investors in PBF LLC 
are  distributed  to  the  holders  of  the  PBF  LLC  Series  B  Units  in  accordance  with  the  distribution  percentages 
specified  in  the  PBF  LLC  amended  and  restated  limited  liability  company  agreement.  There  were  no 
distributions to PBF LLC Series B unitholders for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. 

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14. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Other Commitments

In  addition  to  commitments  related  to  lease  obligations  accounted  for  in  accordance  with  ASC  842  and 
disclosed  in  “Note  15  -  Leases”,  the  Company  is  party  to  agreements  which  provide  for  the  treatment  of 
wastewater and the supply of hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, chemical and steam for certain of its refineries. The 
Company made purchases of $76.0 million, $69.0 million and $65.0 million under these supply agreements for 
the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

The fixed and determinable amounts related to obligations under these agreements are as follows (in millions):

Year Ending December 31,
2022

2023

2024

2025

2026
Thereafter

Total obligations

Employment Agreements

$ 

54.4 

36.1 

24.8 

21.4 

21.4 

205.0 
363.1

The  Company  has  entered  into  various  employment  agreements  with  members  of  executive  management  and 
certain  other  key  personnel  that  include  automatic  annual  renewals,  unless  canceled.  Under  some  of  the 
agreements, certain of the executives would receive a lump sum payment of between 1.50 to 2.99 times their 
base salary and continuation of certain employee benefits for the same period upon termination by the Company 
“Without  Cause”,  or  by  the  employee  “For  Good  Reason”,  or  upon  a  “Change  in  Control”,  as  defined  in  the 
agreements.  Upon  death  or  disability,  certain  of  the  Company’s  executives,  or  their  estates,  would  receive  a 
lump sum payment of at least one half of their base salary.

Environmental Matters

The  Company’s  refineries,  pipelines  and  related  operations  are  subject  to  extensive  and  frequently  changing 
federal,  state  and  local  laws  and  regulations,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  those  relating  to  the  discharge  of 
materials  into  the  environment  or  that  otherwise  relate  to  the  protection  of  the  environment  (including  in 
response  to  the  potential  impacts  of  climate  change),  waste  management  and  the  characteristics  and  the 
compositions of fuels. Compliance with existing and anticipated laws and regulations can increase the overall 
cost of operating the refineries, including remediation, operating costs and capital costs to construct, maintain 
and upgrade equipment and facilities.

These  laws  and  permits  raise  potential  exposure  to  future  claims  and  lawsuits  involving  environmental  and 
safety  matters  which  could  include  soil  and  water  contamination,  air  pollution,  personal  injury  and  property 
damage allegedly caused by substances which the Company manufactured, handled, used, released or disposed 
of, transported, or that relate to pre-existing conditions for which the Company has assumed responsibility. The 
Company  believes  that  its  current  operations  are  in  compliance  with  existing  environmental  and  safety 
requirements. However, there have been and will continue to be ongoing discussions about environmental and 
safety matters between the Company and federal and state authorities, including notices of violations, citations 
and other enforcement actions, some of which have resulted or may result in changes to operating procedures 
and  in  capital  expenditures.  While  it  is  often  difficult  to  quantify  future  environmental  or  safety  related 
expenditures, the Company anticipates that continuing capital investments and changes in operating procedures 
will be required for the foreseeable future to comply with existing and new requirements, as well as evolving 
interpretations and more strict enforcement of existing laws and regulations.

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In connection with the acquisition of the Torrance refinery and related logistics assets, the Company assumed 
certain  pre-existing  environmental  liabilities.  The  estimated  costs  related  to  these  remediation  obligations 
totaled $118.5 million as of December 31, 2021 ($113.7 million as of December 31, 2020) and related primarily 
to  remediation  obligations  to  address  existing  soil  and  groundwater  contamination  and  the  related  monitoring 
and  clean-up  activities.  Costs  related  to  these  obligations  are  reassessed  periodically  or  when  changes  to  our 
remediation approach are identified. The current portion of the environmental liability is recorded in Accrued 
expenses and the non-current portion is recorded in Other long-term liabilities. The Company expects to make 
aggregate payments for this liability of approximately $49.2 million over the next five years.

The  aggregate  environmental  liability  reflected  in  the  Company’s  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  was  $157.0 
million  and  $153.7  million  at  December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  respectively,  of  which  $142.1 
million and $141.9 million, respectively, were classified as Other long-term liabilities. These liabilities include 
remediation and monitoring costs expected to be incurred over an extended period of time. Estimated liabilities 
could increase in the future when the results of ongoing investigations become known, are considered probable 
and can be reasonably estimated.

Applicable Federal and State Regulatory Requirements

The  Company’s  operations  and  many  of  the  products  it  manufactures  are  subject  to  certain  specific 
requirements  of  the  Clean  Air  Act  (the  “CAA”)  and  related  state  and  local  regulations.  The  CAA  contains 
provisions  that  require  capital  expenditures  for  the  installation  of  certain  air  pollution  control  devices  at  the 
Company’s  refineries.  Subsequent  rule  making  authorized  by  the  CAA  or  similar  laws  or  new  agency 
interpretations of existing rules, may necessitate additional expenditures in future years.

The Company is required to comply with the Renewable Fuel Standard. Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 
2005  and  the  Energy  Independence  and  Security  Act  of  2007,  EPA  has  issued  the  Renewable  Fuel  Standard, 
implementing  mandates  to  blend  renewable  fuels  into  the  petroleum  fuels  produced  and  sold  in  the  United 
States. Under the Renewable Fuel Standard, the volume of renewable fuels that obligated refineries must blend 
into their finished petroleum fuels historically has increased on an annual basis. In addition, certain states have 
passed legislation that requires minimum biodiesel blending in finished distillates. On October 13, 2010, EPA 
raised the maximum amount of ethanol allowed under federal law from 10% to 15% for cars and light trucks 
manufactured since 2007. The maximum amount allowed under federal law currently remains at 10% ethanol 
for all other vehicles. Existing laws and regulations could change, and the minimum volumes of renewable fuels 
that must be blended with refined petroleum fuels may increase. Because we do not produce renewable fuels, 
increasing the volume of renewable fuels that must be blended into our products displaces an increasing volume 
of our refinery’s product pool, potentially resulting in lower earnings and profitability. In addition, in order to 
meet  certain  of  these  and  future  EPA  requirements,  we  may  be  required  to  purchase  RINs,  which  may  have 
fluctuating costs based on market conditions. Our RINs purchase obligation is dependent on our actual shipment 
of on-road transportation fuels domestically and the amount of blending achieved which can cause variability in 
our  profitability.  EPA’s  proposed  volumes  of  renewable  fuels  that  obligated  refineries  must  blend  into  their 
final petroleum fuels are expected to be finalized by the end of the first quarter of 2022. As a result, we could 
also experience fluctuating compliance costs in the future if the volumes finalized by EPA differ from what has 
been proposed. 

EPA  published  a  Final  Rule  to  the  Clean  Water  Act  Section  316(b)  in  August  2014  regarding  cooling  water 
intake structures, which includes requirements for petroleum refineries. The purpose of this rule is to prevent 
fish  from  being  trapped  against  cooling  water  intake  screens  (impingement)  and  to  prevent  fish  from  being 
drawn  through  cooling  water  systems  (entrainment).  Facilities  will  be  required  to  implement  best  technology 
available as soon as possible, but state agencies have the discretion to establish implementation time lines. The 
Company  has  evaluated,  and  continues  to  evaluate,  the  impact  of  this  regulation,  and  at  this  time  does  not 
expect this regulation to materially impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

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The Company is subject to greenhouse gas emission control regulations in the state of California pursuant to AB 
32. AB 32 imposes a statewide cap on greenhouse gas emissions, including emissions from transportation fuels, 
with the aim of returning the state to 1990 emission levels by 2020. AB 32 is implemented through two market 
mechanisms including the Low Carbon Fuel Standard and Cap and Trade. The Company is responsible for the 
AB  32  obligations  related  to  the  Torrance  refinery  beginning  on  July  1,  2016  and  the  Martinez  refinery 
beginning  on  February  1,  2020  and  must  purchase  emission  credits  to  comply  with  these  obligations. 
Additionally, in September 2016, the state of California enacted Senate Bill 32 (“SB32”) which further reduces 
greenhouse gas emissions targets to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. California Air Resources Board also 
amended the LCFS in 2018 to require a 20% reduction by 2030.

The Company recovers the majority of these costs from its customers, and does not expect these obligations to 
materially impact the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. To the degree there are 
unfavorable changes to AB 32 or SB 32 regulations or the Company is unable to recover such compliance costs 
from  customers,  these  regulations  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  our  financial  position,  results  of 
operations and cash flows.

The  Company  is  subject  to  obligations  to  purchase  RINs.  On  February  15,  2017,  the  Company  received  a 
notification that EPA records indicated that PBF Holding used potentially invalid RINs that were in fact verified 
under EPA’s RIN Quality Assurance Program (“QAP”) by an independent auditor as QAP A RINs. Under the 
regulations,  use  of  potentially  invalid  QAP  A  RINs  provided  the  user  with  an  affirmative  defense  from  civil 
penalties provided certain conditions are met. The Company has asserted the affirmative defense and if accepted 
by EPA will not be required to replace these RINs and will not be subject to civil penalties under the program. It 
is  reasonably  possible  that  EPA  will  not  accept  the  Company’s  defense  and  may  assess  penalties  in  these 
matters  but  any  such  amount  is  not  expected  to  have  a  material  impact  on  the  Company’s  financial  position, 
results of operations or cash flows.

As  of  January  1,  2011,  the  Company  is  required  to  comply  with  EPA’s  Control  of  Hazardous  Air  Pollutants 
From Mobile Sources, or MSAT2, regulations on gasoline that impose reductions in the benzene content of its 
produced gasoline. The Company purchases benzene credits to meet these requirements when necessary. The 
Company may implement capital projects to reduce the amount of benzene credits that the Company needs to 
purchase.  In  additions,  the  Renewable  Fuel  Standard  mandate  the  blending  of  prescribed  percentages  of 
renewable  fuels  (e.g.,  ethanol  and  biofuels)  into  the  Company’s  produced  gasoline  and  diesel.  These 
requirements, other requirements of the CAA and other presently existing or future environmental regulations 
may cause the Company to make substantial capital expenditures as well as the purchase of credits at significant 
cost, to enable its refineries to produce products that meet applicable requirements.

The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (“CERCLA”), 
also known as “Superfund,” imposes liability, without regard to fault or the legality of the original conduct, on 
certain classes of persons who are considered to be responsible for the release of a “hazardous substance” into 
the  environment.  These  persons  include  the  current  or  former  owner  or  operator  of  the  disposal  site  or  sites 
where  the  release  occurred  and  companies  that  disposed  of  or  arranged  for  the  disposal  of  the  hazardous 
substances. Under CERCLA, such persons may be subject to joint and several liability for investigation and the 
costs  of  cleaning  up  the  hazardous  substances  that  have  been  released  into  the  environment,  for  damages  to 
natural  resources  and  for  the  costs  of  certain  health  studies.  As  discussed  more  fully  above,  certain  of  the 
Company’s  sites  are  subject  to  these  laws  and  the  Company  may  be  held  liable  for  investigation  and 
remediation costs or claims for natural resource damages. It is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and 
other  third  parties  to  file  claims  for  personal  injury  and  property  damage  allegedly  caused  by  hazardous 
substances  or  other  pollutants  released  into  the  environment.  Analogous  state  laws  impose  similar 
responsibilities  and  liabilities  on  responsible  parties.  In  the  Company’s  current  normal  operations,  it  has 
generated  waste,  some  of  which  falls  within  the  statutory  definition  of  a  “hazardous  substance”  and  some  of 
which may have been disposed of at sites that may require cleanup under Superfund.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  Company  is  also  currently  subject  to  certain  other  existing  environmental  claims  and  proceedings.  The 
Company  believes  that  it  is  unlikely  that  future  costs  related  to  any  of  these  other  known  contingent  liability 
exposures would have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Contingent Consideration

In connection with the Martinez Acquisition, the Sale and Purchase Agreement includes an earn-out provision 
based  on  certain  earnings  thresholds  of  the  Martinez  refinery.  Pursuant  to  the  agreement,  the  Company  will 
make payments to the Seller based on future earnings at the Martinez refinery in excess of certain thresholds, as 
defined in the agreement, for a period of up to four years following the acquisition closing date. The Company 
recorded the acquisition date fair value of the earn-out provision as contingent consideration of $77.3 million 
within “Other long-term liabilities” within the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. Subsequent changes in 
the  fair  value  of  the  Martinez  Contingent  Consideration  are  recorded  in  the  Consolidated  Statements  of 
Operations.  The  value  of  the  Martinez  Contingent  Consideration  was  estimated  to  be  $29.4  million  as  of 
December 31, 2021 and zero as of December 31, 2020.

In connection with the acquisition of CPI Operations LLC, the purchase and sale agreement between PBFX and 
Crown  Point  International  LLC  (“Crown  Point”)  included  an  earn-out  provision  related  to  an  existing 
commercial agreement with a third-party, based on the future results of certain of the acquired idled assets (the 
“PBFX Contingent Consideration”). PBFX and Crown Point will share equally in the future operating profits of 
the restarted assets, as defined in the purchase and sale agreement, over a contractual term of up to three years 
starting  in  2019.  The  PBFX  Contingent  Consideration  recorded  was  $2.9  million  and  $12.1  million  as  of 
December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  respectively,  representing  the  present  value  of  expected  future 
payments.  The  short-term  PBFX  Contingent  Consideration  is  included  in  “Accrued  expenses”  within  the 
Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. 

In the third quarter of 2020, the counterparty subject to the processing agreement with PBFX exercised its right 
to terminate the contract at the conclusion of the initial contract year, resulting in an adjustment in the fair value 
of the PBFX Contingent Consideration for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $16.4 million, reflecting the 
elimination of the estimated earn-out for years two and three of the performance period. There were no material 
changes in the fair value of the PBFX Contingent Consideration for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Tax Receivable Agreement 

PBF Energy entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement that provides for the payment by PBF Energy to such 
persons of an amount equal to 85% of the amount of the benefits, if any, that PBF Energy is deemed to realize 
as a result of (i) increases in tax basis, as described below, and (ii) certain other tax benefits related to entering 
into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable 
Agreement. For purposes of the Tax Receivable Agreement, the benefits deemed realized by PBF Energy will 
be computed by comparing the actual income tax liability of PBF Energy (calculated with certain assumptions) 
to the amount of such taxes that PBF Energy would have been required to pay had there been no increase to the 
tax basis of the assets of PBF LLC as a result of purchases or exchanges of PBF LLC Series A Units for shares 
of PBF Energy Class A common stock and had PBF Energy not entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement. 
The term of the Tax Receivable Agreement will continue until all such tax benefits have been utilized or expired 
unless: (i) PBF Energy exercises its right to terminate the Tax Receivable Agreement, (ii) PBF Energy breaches 
any of its material obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement or (iii) certain changes of control occur, in 
which  case  all  obligations  under  the  Tax  Receivable  Agreement  will  generally  be  accelerated  and  due  as 
calculated under certain assumptions. 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The payment obligations under the Tax Receivable Agreement are obligations of PBF Energy and not of PBF 
LLC, PBF Holding or PBFX. In general, PBF Energy expects to obtain funding for these annual payments from 
PBF LLC, primarily through tax distributions, which PBF LLC makes on a pro-rata basis to its owners. Such 
owners include PBF Energy, which holds a 99.2% interest in PBF LLC as of December 31, 2021 (99.2% as of 
December 31, 2020). PBF LLC generally obtains funding to pay its tax distributions by causing PBF Holding to 
distribute cash to PBF LLC and from distributions it receives from PBFX.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company recognized $48.3 million liability for the Tax Receivable Agreement, 
reflecting the estimate of the undiscounted amounts that PBF Energy expects to pay under the agreement, net of 
the impact of a deferred tax asset valuation allowance recognized in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. 
As future taxable income is recognized, increases in our Tax Receivable Agreement liability may be necessary 
in  conjunction  with  the  revaluation  of  deferred  tax  assets.  There  was  no  liability  for  the  Tax  Receivable 
Agreement recognized of as of December 31, 2020. Refer to “Note 21 - Income Taxes” for more details.

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15. LEASES

Lease Position as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020

The  table  below  presents  the  lease  related  assets  and  liabilities  recorded  on  the  Company’s  Consolidated 
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

(in millions)
Assets

Operating lease assets
Finance lease assets
Total lease right of use 

assets

Liabilities

Current liabilities:
Operating lease 

liabilities

Finance lease 

liabilities
Noncurrent liabilities:
Operating lease 

liabilities

Finance lease 

liabilities

Total lease liabilities

Lease Costs

Classification on the Balance Sheet

December 31, 
2021

December 31,
2020

Lease right of use assets
Lease right of use assets

$ 

$ 

636.0  $ 
81.1 

717.1  $ 

Current operating lease liabilities

$ 

64.9  $ 

Accrued expenses

11.1 

Long-term operating lease liabilities

570.4 

Long-term  financing lease liabilities

$ 

70.6 
717.0  $ 

836.5 
80.4 

916.9 

78.4 

14.4 

756.0 

68.3 
917.1 

The  table  below  presents  certain  information  related  to  costs  for  the  Company’s  leases  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

Lease Costs (in millions)
Components of total lease costs:

Finance lease costs

Amortization of right of use assets

Interest on lease liabilities

Operating lease costs

Short-term lease costs

Variable lease costs

Total lease costs

December 31, 
2021

December 31,
2020

$ 

16.1  $ 

4.6 

170.2 

59.3 

10.2 

$ 

260.4  $ 

14.0 

4.3 

162.3 

92.3 

11.6 

284.5 

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Sale-leaseback Transactions

On April 17, 2020, the Company closed on the sale of five hydrogen plants to Air Products in a sale-leaseback 
transaction  for  gross  cash  proceeds  of  $530.0  million  and  recognized  a  gain  of  $471.1  million.  In  connection 
with  the  sale,  the  Company  entered  into  a  transition  services  agreement  through  which  Air  Products  will 
exclusively  supply  hydrogen,  steam,  carbon  dioxide  and  other  products  (the  “Products”)  to  the  Martinez, 
Torrance and Delaware City refineries for a specified period (not expected to exceed 18 months). The transition 
services agreement also requires certain maintenance and operating activities to be provided by PBF Holding, 
for  which  the  Company  will  be  reimbursed,  during  the  term  of  the  agreement.  In  August  2020,  the  parties 
executed long-term supply agreements through which Air Products will supply the Products for a term of fifteen 
years at these same refineries. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded lease right of use assets 
and corresponding operating lease liabilities of approximately $504.0 million. There were no net gains or losses 
on any sale-leaseback transactions for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Other Information

The table below presents supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the year ended December 31, 
2021 and December 31, 2020 (in millions):

Year Ended December 31, 2021

2021

2020

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease 
liabilities:

Operating cash flows for operating leases

$ 

168.8  $ 

Operating cash flows for finance leases

Financing cash flows for finance leases

Supplemental non-cash amounts of lease liabilities arising from 
obtaining or remeasuring right-of-use assets 

4.6 

17.8 

(106.6)   

163.1 

4.3 

12.4 

702.0 

Lease Term and Discount Rate

The table below presents certain information related to the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted 
average discount rate for the Company’s leases as of December 31, 2021:

Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases
Weighted average remaining lease term - finance leases

Weighted average discount rate - operating leases

Weighted average discount rate - finance leases

13.4 years
6.5 years

 15.5 %

 7.4 %

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Undiscounted Cash Flows

The  table  below  reconciles  the  fixed  component  of  the  undiscounted  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  periods 
presented to the lease liabilities recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021:

Amounts due in the year ended December 31, (in millions)

Finance Leases Operating Leases

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Thereafter

Total minimum lease payments

Less: effect of discounting

Present value of future minimum lease payments

Less: current obligations under leases

Long-term lease obligations

$ 

16.5  $ 

16.4 

15.7 

14.2 

13.8 

25.6 

102.2 

20.5 

81.7 

11.1 

$ 

70.6  $ 

153.4 

125.2 

116.6 

103.0 

97.0 

852.7 

1,447.9 

812.6 

635.3 

64.9 

570.4 

As  of  December  31,  2021,  the  Company  has  entered  into  certain  leases  that  have  not  yet  commenced.  Such 
leases  include  a  15-year  lease  for  water  treatment  equipment,  with  future  lease  payments  estimated  to  total 
approximately $34.1 million. No other such pending leases, either individually or in the aggregate, are material. 
There are no material lease arrangements in which the Company is the lessor.

16. STOCKHOLDERS’ AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY STRUCTURE

PBF Energy Capital Structure

Class A Common Stock

Holders  of  Class  A  common  stock  are  entitled  to  receive  dividends  when  and  if  declared  by  the  Board  of 
Directors  out  of  funds  legally  available  therefore,  subject  to  any  statutory  or  contractual  restrictions  on  the 
payment  of  dividends  and  to  any  restrictions  on  the  payment  of  dividends  imposed  by  the  terms  of  any 
outstanding preferred stock. Upon the Company’s dissolution or liquidation or the sale of all or substantially all 
of the assets, after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of preferred 
stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of shares of Class A common stock will be entitled to 
receive pro rata remaining assets available for distribution. Holders of shares of Class A common stock do not 
have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights.

Class B Common Stock

Holders  of  shares  of  Class  B  common  stock  are  entitled,  without  regard  to  the  number  of  shares  of  Class  B 
common stock held by such holder, to one vote for each PBF LLC Series A Unit beneficially owned by such 
holder. Accordingly, the members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy collectively have a number of votes in 
PBF Energy that is equal to the aggregate number of PBF LLC Series A Units that they hold.

Holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all 
matters presented to stockholders for their vote or approval, except as otherwise required by applicable law.

Holders of Class B common stock do not have any right to receive dividends or to receive a distribution upon a 
liquidation or winding up of PBF Energy.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Preferred Stock

Authorized preferred stock may be issued in one or more series, with designations, powers and preferences as 
shall be designated by the Board of Directors.

PBF LLC Capital Structure

PBF LLC Series A Units

The  allocation  of  profits  and  losses  and  distributions  to  PBF  LLC  Series  A  unitholders  is  governed  by  the 
limited liability company agreement of PBF LLC. These allocations are made on a pro rata basis with PBF LLC 
Series C Units. PBF LLC Series A unitholders do not have voting rights.

PBF LLC Series B Units

The PBF LLC Series B Units are intended to be “profit interests” within the meaning of Revenue Procedures 
93-27  and  2001-43  of  the  Internal  Revenue  Service  (“IRS”)  and  have  a  stated  value  of  zero  at  issuance.  The 
PBF  LLC  Series  B  Units  are  held  by  certain  of  the  Company’s  current  and  former  officers,  have  no  voting 
rights and are designed to increase in value only after the Company’s financial sponsors achieve certain levels 
of return on their investment in PBF LLC Series A Units. Accordingly, the amounts paid to the holders of PBF 
LLC  Series  B  Units,  if  any,  will  reduce  only  the  amounts  otherwise  payable  to  the  PBF  LLC  Series  A  Units 
held by the Company’s financial sponsors, and will not reduce or otherwise impact any amounts payable to PBF 
Energy (the holder of PBF LLC Series C Units), the holders of the Company’s Class A common stock or any 
other holder of PBF LLC Series A Units. The maximum number of PBF LLC Series B Units authorized to be 
issued is 1,000,000.

PBF LLC Series C Units

The PBF LLC Series C Units rank on a parity with the PBF LLC Series A Units as to distribution rights, voting 
rights and rights upon liquidation, winding up or dissolution. PBF LLC Series C Units are held solely by PBF 
Energy.

Treasury Stock

The Company records PBF Energy Class A common stock surrendered to cover income tax withholdings for 
certain  directors  and  employees  and  others  pursuant  to  the  vesting  of  certain  awards  under  the  Company’s 
equity-based compensation plans as treasury shares.

17. NONCONTROLLING INTERESTS

Noncontrolling Interest in PBF LLC

PBF Energy is the sole managing member of, and has a controlling interest in, PBF LLC. As the sole managing 
member  of  PBF  LLC,  PBF  Energy  operates  and  controls  all  of  the  business  and  affairs  of  PBF  LLC  and  its 
subsidiaries. PBF Energy’s equity interest in PBF LLC was approximately 99.2%  as of December 31, 2021 and 
2020, respectively.

PBF  Energy  consolidates  the  financial  results  of  PBF  LLC  and  its  subsidiaries,  and  records  a  noncontrolling 
interest  for  the  economic  interest  in  PBF  Energy  held  by  the  members  of  PBF  LLC  other  than  PBF  Energy. 
Noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Statements of Operations includes the portion of net income or loss 
attributable to the economic interest in PBF Energy held by the members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy. 
Noncontrolling  interest  on  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  reflects  the  portion  of  net  assets  of  PBF  Energy 
attributable to the members of PBF LLC other than PBF Energy.

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The noncontrolling interest ownership percentages in PBF LLC as of the completion dates of each of the equity 
offerings and as of the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are calculated as follows:  

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2021

Noncontrolling Interest in PBFX

Outstanding 
Shares
of PBF Energy 
Class A 
Common 
Stock
119,804,971

Holders of 
PBF LLC Series 
A Units
1,215,317

Total 
121,020,288

 1.0 %

 99.0 %

 100.0 %

970,647

120,101,641

121,072,288

 0.8 %

 99.2 %

 100.0 %

927,990

120,319,577

121,247,567

 0.8 %

 99.2 %

 100.0 %

PBF  LLC  held  a  47.9%  limited  partner  interest  in  PBFX,  with  the  remaining  52.1%  limited  partner  interest 
owned by the public common unitholders as of December 31, 2021. PBF LLC is also the sole member of PBF 
GP, the general partner of PBFX.

PBF  Energy,  through  its  ownership  of  PBF  LLC,  consolidates  the  financial  results  of  PBFX,  and  records  a 
noncontrolling  interest  for  the  economic  interest  in  PBFX  held  by  the  public  common  unitholders. 
Noncontrolling interest on the Consolidated Statements of Operations includes the portion of net income or loss 
attributable to the economic interest in PBFX held by the public common unitholders of PBFX other than PBF 
Energy  (through  its  ownership  in  PBF  LLC).  Noncontrolling  interest  on  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets 
includes the portion of net assets of PBFX attributable to the public common unitholders of PBFX. 

The noncontrolling interest ownership percentages in PBFX as of the 2019 Registered Direct Offering and the 
years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are calculated as follows: 

January 1, 2019

Units of PBFX 
Held by the 
Public
25,395,032

Units of PBFX 
Held by PBF 
LLC (Including 
Subordinated 
Units) 
19,953,631

Total
45,348,663

 56.0 %

 44.0 %

 100.0 %

April 29, 2019 - Registered Direct Offering

32,047,718

29,953,631

62,001,349

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2021

 51.7 %

 48.3 %

 100.0 %

32,176,404

29,953,631

62,130,035

 51.8 %

 48.2 %

 100.0 %

32,411,207

29,953,631

62,364,838

 52.0 %

 48.0 %

 100.0 %

32,621,013

29,953,631

62,574,644

 52.1 %

 47.9 %

 100.0 %

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Noncontrolling Interest in PBF Holding

In  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  the  Chalmette  refinery,  PBF  Holding  records  noncontrolling  interest  in 
two  subsidiaries  of  Chalmette  Refining.  PBF  Holding,  through  Chalmette  Refining,  owns  an  80%  ownership 
interest  in  both  Collins  Pipeline  Company  and  T&M  Terminal  Company.  For  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2021 the Company recorded a noncontrolling interest in the earnings of these subsidiaries of $2.3 million. For 
the  year  ended  December  31,  2020  the  Company  recorded  a  noncontrolling  interest  in  the  earnings  of  these 
subsidiaries of $0.3 million.

Changes in Equity and Noncontrolling Interests

The following tables summarize the changes in equity for the controlling and noncontrolling interests of PBF 
Energy for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019:

$ 

PBF Energy (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2021
Comprehensive income
Dividends and distributions
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with 
stock-based compensation plans  
Exchanges of PBF Energy 
Company LLC Series A Units 
for PBF Energy Class A 
common stock 
Other
Balance at December 31, 2021

PBF Energy
Inc. Equity

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
LLC

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
Holding

Noncontrolling 
Interest in 
PBFX

Total Equity

1,642.8  $ 
257.4 
— 
23.9 

93.4  $ 
2.4 
— 
— 

10.6  $ 
2.3 
(0.7)   
— 

455.5  $ 
79.8 
(40.0)   
5.3 

2,202.3 
341.9 
(40.7) 
29.2 

(1.1)   

— 

— 

(1.6)   

(2.7) 

0.4 
2.8 
1,926.2  $ 

(0.4)   
— 
95.4  $ 

— 
— 
12.2  $ 

— 
— 
499.0  $ 

— 
2.8 
2,532.8 

$ 

$ 

PBF Energy (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2020
Comprehensive income (loss)
Dividends and distributions
Effects of changes in PBFX 
ownership interest on deferred 
tax assets and liabilities
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with 
stock-based compensation plans  
Exchanges of PBF Energy 
Company LLC Series A Units 
for PBF Energy Class A 
common stock
Other
Balance at December 31, 2020

$ 

PBF Energy
Inc. Equity

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
LLC

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
Holding

Noncontrolling 
Interest in 
PBFX

Total Equity

3,039.6  $ 
(1,393.2)   
(35.9)   

113.2  $ 
(17.1)   
(0.4)   

10.9  $ 
(0.3)   
— 

421.8  $ 
76.5 
(46.8)   

3,585.5 
(1,334.1) 
(83.1) 

(2.1)   
28.2 

(1.0)   

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 
4.9 

(0.9)   

(2.1) 
33.1 

(1.9) 

2.3 
4.9 
1,642.8  $ 

(2.3)   
— 
93.4  $ 

— 
— 
10.6  $ 

— 
— 
455.5  $ 

— 
4.9 
2,202.3 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PBF Energy (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2019
Comprehensive income
Dividends and distributions

PBF Energy
Inc. Equity

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
LLC

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
Holding

Noncontrolling 
Interest in 
PBFX

Total Equity

$ 

2,676.5  $ 
333.5 
(143.8)   

112.2  $ 
4.4 
(3.2)   

10.9  $ 
— 
— 

448.9  $ 
51.5 
(64.1)   

3,248.5 
389.4 
(211.1) 

Effects of changes in PBFX 
ownership interest on deferred 
tax assets and liabilities
Issuance of additional PBFX 
common units
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with 
stock-based compensation plans  
Other
Balance at December 31, 2019

$ 

(1.3)   

152.0 
27.2 

— 

— 
— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

(19.5)   
6.8 

(1.3) 

132.5 
34.0 

(4.3)   
(0.2)   
3,039.6  $ 

(0.2)   
— 
113.2  $ 

— 
— 
10.9  $ 

— 
(1.8)   
421.8  $ 

(4.5) 
(2.0) 
3,585.5 

The following tables summarize the changes in equity for the controlling and noncontrolling interests of PBF 
LLC for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019 respectively:

PBF LLC (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2021
Comprehensive income
Dividends and distributions
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with stock-based 
compensation plans
Balance at December 31, 2021

PBF LLC (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2020
Comprehensive income (loss)
Dividends and distributions
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with stock-based 
compensation plans
Other
Balance at December 31, 2020

PBF Energy 
Company LLC 
Equity

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
Holding

Noncontrolling 
Interest in 
PBFX

Total Equity

$ 

1,374.0  $ 
326.0 
— 
23.9 

(1.0)   
1,722.9  $ 

$ 

10.6  $ 
2.3 
(0.7)   
— 

— 
12.2  $ 

455.5  $ 
79.8 
(40.0)   
5.3 

1,840.1 
408.1 
(40.7) 
29.2 

(1.6)   
499.0  $ 

(2.6) 
2,234.1 

PBF Energy 
Company LLC 
Equity

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
Holding

Noncontrolling 
Interest in 
PBFX

Total Equity

$ 

$ 

3,176.4  $ 
(1,792.9)   
(36.3)   
28.2 

(1.3)   
(0.1)   
1,374.0  $ 

10.9  $ 
(0.3)   
— 
— 

— 
— 
10.6  $ 

421.8  $ 
76.5 
(46.8)   
4.9 

— 
(0.9)   
455.5  $ 

3,609.1 
(1,716.7) 
(83.1) 
33.1 

(1.3) 
(1.0) 
1,840.1 

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PBF LLC (in millions)
Balance at January 1, 2019
Comprehensive income
Dividends and distributions
Issuance of additional PBFX common units
Stock-based compensation
Transactions in connection with stock-based 
compensation plans
Other
Balance at December 31, 2019

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

PBF Energy 
Company LLC 
Equity

Noncontrolling 
Interest in PBF 
Holding

Noncontrolling 
Interest in 
PBFX

Total Equity

$ 

$ 

2,759.6  $ 
442.7 
(200.4)   
152.0 
27.2 

(4.7)   
— 
3,176.4  $ 

10.9  $ 
— 
— 
— 
— 

— 
— 
10.9  $ 

448.9  $ 
51.5 
(64.1)   
(19.5)   
6.8 

— 
(1.8)   
421.8  $ 

3,219.4 
494.2 
(264.5) 
132.5 
34.0 

(4.7) 
(1.8) 
3,609.1 

Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss) arising from 
activity related to the Company’s defined employee benefit plan and unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale 
securities.  The  following  table  summarizes  the  allocation  of  total  comprehensive  income  of  PBF  Energy 
between the controlling and noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2021:

PBF Energy (in millions)
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss):

Attributable to
PBF Energy Inc. 
stockholders

Noncontrolling
Interests

Total

$ 

231.0  $ 

84.5  $ 

315.5 

Unrealized loss on available for sale securities
Amortization of defined benefit plans unrecognized 
net gain

Total other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income

(0.7)   

— 

(0.7) 

27.1 
26.4 
257.4  $ 

— 
— 
84.5  $ 

27.1 
26.4 
341.9 

$ 

The following table summarizes the allocation of total comprehensive income (loss) of PBF Energy between the 
controlling and noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2020:

PBF Energy (in millions)
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss):

Attributable to
PBF Energy Inc. 
stockholders

Noncontrolling
Interest

Total

$ 

(1,392.4)  $ 

59.1  $ 

(1,333.3) 

Unrealized loss on available for sale securities
Amortization of defined benefit plans unrecognized 
net loss

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
Total comprehensive income (loss)

(0.1)   

— 

(0.1) 

(0.7)   
(0.8)   
(1,393.2)  $ 

$ 

— 
— 
59.1  $ 

(0.7) 
(0.8) 
(1,334.1) 

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The  following  table  summarizes  the  allocation  of  total  comprehensive  income  of  PBF  Energy  between  the 
controlling and noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2019:

PBF Energy (in millions)
Net income
Other comprehensive income:

Attributable to
PBF Energy Inc. 
stockholders

Noncontrolling
Interest

Total

$ 

319.4  $ 

55.8  $ 

375.2 

Unrealized gain on available for sale securities
Amortization of defined benefit plans unrecognized 
net gain

Total other comprehensive income 
Total comprehensive income

0.4 

— 

13.7 
14.1 
333.5  $ 

0.1 
0.1 
55.9  $ 

$ 

0.4 

13.8 
14.2 
389.4 

The  following  table  summarizes  the  allocation  of  total  comprehensive  income  of  PBF  LLC  between  the 
controlling and noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2021:

PBF LLC (in millions)
Net income
Other comprehensive income (loss):

Attributable to
PBF LLC

Noncontrolling
Interests

Total

$ 

299.6  $ 

82.1  $ 

381.7 

Unrealized loss on available for sale securities
Amortization of defined benefit plans unrecognized 
net gain

Total other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income

(0.7)   

— 

(0.7) 

27.1 
26.4 
326.0  $ 

— 
— 
82.1  $ 

27.1 
26.4 
408.1 

$ 

The following table summarizes the allocation of total comprehensive income (loss) of PBF LLC between the 
controlling and noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2020:

PBF LLC (in millions)
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss):

Attributable to
PBF LLC

Noncontrolling
Interest

Total

$ 

(1,796.5)  $ 

76.2  $ 

(1,720.3) 

Unrealized loss on available for sale securities
Amortization of defined benefit plans unrecognized 
net gain

Total other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income (loss)

(0.1)   

— 

(0.1) 

3.7 
3.6 
(1,792.9)  $ 

$ 

— 
— 
76.2  $ 

3.7 
3.6 
(1,716.7) 

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The  following  table  summarizes  the  allocation  of  total  comprehensive  income  of  PBF  LLC  between  the 
controlling and noncontrolling interests for the year ended December 31, 2019:

PBF LLC (in millions)
Net income
Other comprehensive income:

Attributable to
PBF LLC

Noncontrolling
Interest

Total

$ 

428.5  $ 

51.5  $ 

480.0 

Unrealized gain on available for sale securities
Amortization of defined benefit plans unrecognized 
net gain

Total other comprehensive income
Total comprehensive income

0.4 

— 

13.8 
14.2 
442.7  $ 

— 
— 
51.5  $ 

$ 

0.4 

13.8 
14.2 
494.2 

18. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The Company grants awards of PBF Energy Class A common stock and PBFX phantom units under its equity 
incentive plans which authorize the granting of various stock and stock-related awards to directors, employees, 
prospective  employees  and  non-employees.  Awards  include  non-qualified  or  incentive  stock  options,  stock 
appreciation  rights,  stock  awards  (including  restricted  stock)  and  phantom  unit  awards,  cash  awards  and 
performance awards that vest over a period determined by the plans.

Stock-based compensation expense included in general and administrative expenses consisted of the following:

(in millions)
PBF Energy options
PBF Energy restricted shares
PBF Energy performance awards
PBFX phantom units

Years Ended December 31,
2020

2021

2019

$ 

$ 

17.3  $ 
2.8 
10.2 
5.3 
35.6  $ 

16.1  $ 
5.3 
7.9 
4.9 
34.2  $ 

15.8 
6.5 
8.2 
6.8 
37.3 

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PBF Energy options

PBF Energy grants stock options which represent the right to purchase share of the Company’s common stock 
at its fair market value, which is the closing price of PBF Energy’s common stock on the date of grant. Stock 
options  have  a  maximum  term  of  ten  years  from  the  date  they  are  granted,  and  vest  over  a  requisite  service 
period  of  three  years,  or  four  years  for  grants  prior  to  November  2020,  subject  to  acceleration  in  certain 
circumstances.  The  Company  uses  the  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model  to  estimate  the  fair  value  of  stock 
options granted, which requires the input of subjective assumptions.

The  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model  values  used  to  value  stock  option  awards  granted  were  determined 
based on the following weighted average assumptions: 

Expected life (in years)
Expected volatility
Dividend yield
Risk-free rate of return
Exercise price
Weighted average fair value per option 
granted

December 31, 
2021

December 31, 
2020

December 31, 
2019

6.00
 83.8 %
 0.00 %
 1.37 %
13.91 

9.84 

$ 

$ 

6.08
 69.1 %
 1.41 %
 0.81 %
13.58 

5.49 

$ 

$ 

6.25
 38.6 %
 3.54 %
 2.16 %
34.11 

9.43 

$ 

$ 

The following table summarizes activity for PBF Energy options for 2021:

Stock-based awards, outstanding at January 1, 2021

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

Exercisable and vested at December 31, 2021

Expected to vest at December 31, 2021

Number of
PBF Energy
Class A
Common
Stock Options

Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
25.69 

13,790,777  $ 

1,700,621 

(52,400)   

(389,239)   

15,049,759  $ 
9,397,483  $ 
15,049,759  $ 

13.91 

6.72 

23.70 

24.48 
27.72 
24.48 

Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(in years)

7.12

10.00

— 

— 

6.51
5.26
6.51

At December 31, 2021, the total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding and exercisable were $15.6 million 
and  $5.0  million,  respectively.  The  total  intrinsic  value  of  stock  options  exercised  during  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $0.4 million, $0.0 million and $0.3 million, respectively. 

Unrecognized compensation expense related to PBF Energy options at December 31, 2021 was $36.7 million, 
which will be recognized from 2022 through 2024.

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Restricted Stock Awards

The  Company  grants  restricted  stock  to  employees  and  non-employee  directors.  In  general,  restricted  stock 
granted to our employees vest over a requisite services period of four years, subject to acceleration in certain 
circumstances.  Restricted  stock  recipients  who  received  grants  subsequent  to  May  2017  have  voting  rights; 
however, dividends are accrued and will be paid upon vesting. Restricted stock units granted to non-employee 
directors are considered to vest immediately at the time of the grant for accounting purposes, as they are non-
forfeitable, but are issued in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date. 
The non-vested shares are not transferable and are held by our transfer agent. The fair values of restricted stock 
are equal to the market price of our common stock on the grant date.

The following table summarizes activity for PBF Energy restricted stock:

Nonvested at January 1, 2021
Granted

Vested

Forfeited

Nonvested at December 31, 2021

Number of
PBF Energy
Restricted Class 
A
Common Stock

Weighted 
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

303,555  $ 

81,840 

(229,462)   

(246)   

155,687  $ 

22.32 

16.13 

24.34 

24.18 

16.09 

Unrecognized compensation expense related to PBF Energy Restricted Class A common stock at December 31, 
2021 was $0.1 million, which will be recognized from 2022 through 2023.

The following table reflects activity related to our restricted stock:

Weighted-average grant-date fair value per 
share of restricted stock granted
Fair value of restricted stock vested (in 
millions)

$ 

$ 

Performance Awards 

December 31, 
2021

December 31, 
2020

December 31, 
2019

16.13  $ 

9.82  $ 

3.1  $ 

4.2  $ 

28.20 

11.6 

The Company grants performance share awards, which are paid in stock, and performance share unit awards, 
which are paid in cash, (collectively, the “performance awards”) to certain key employees. Performance awards 
granted to employees prior to November 1, 2020 are based on a three-year performance cycle (the "performance 
cycle") with four measurement periods and performance awards granted to employees after November 1, 2020 
are based on a three-year performance cycle having a single measurement period. The performance awards will 
vest on the last day of the performance cycle, subject to forfeiture or acceleration under certain circumstances 
set forth in the award agreement. The number of performance awards that will ultimately vest is based on the 
Company’s total shareholder return over the performance cycle. The number of shares ultimately issued or cash 
paid under these awards can range from zero to 200% of target award amounts.

Performance Share Unit Awards 

The performance share unit awards are accounted for as equity awards, for which the fair value was determined 
on the grant date by application of a Monte Carlo valuation model.

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The grant date fair value was calculated using a Monte Carlo valuation model with the following assumptions:

Expected life (in years)
Expected volatility
Dividend yield
Risk-free rate of return
Weighted average grant-date fair value per PSU $ 

December 31, 
2021

3.12

December 31, 
2020
2.89 - 3.14

December 31, 
2019
2.17 - 2.88 
 83.78 % 39.88% - 82.63% 37.19% - 41.70%
3.40%  - 3.67% 
 0.00 %
1.66% - 2.51%
 0.87 %
27.99 
18.73 

0.00% - 4.28%
0.26% - 1.34%

10.77  $ 

$ 

The  risk-free  interest  rate  for  the  remaining  performance  period  as  of  the  grant  date  is  based  on  a  linear 
interpolation  of  published  yields  of  traded  U.S.  Treasury  Interest-Only  STRIP  Bonds.  The  dividend  yield 
assumption is based on the annualized most recent quarterly dividend divided by the stock price on the grant 
date.  The  assumption  for  the  expected  volatility  of  the  Company’s  stock  price  reflects  the  average  of  PBF 
Energy’s common stock historical and implied volatility.

The following table summarizes activity for PBF Energy performance share awards:

Nonvested at January 1, 2021
Granted

Vested
Nonvested at December 31, 2021

Number of
PBF Energy
Performance 
Share Units 
(“PSU”)

Weighted 
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

623,160  $ 
301,965 
(179,600)   
745,525  $ 

15.62 
18.73 
27.85 
13.93 

In 2021 and 2020, PSU’s with a fair value of $1.8 million and $0.8 million, respectively, were vested.

As of December 31, 2021, unrecognized compensation cost related to performance share unit awards was $8.2 
million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.63 years.

Performance Unit awards 

The  performance  unit  awards  are  dollar  denominated  with  a  target  value  of  $1.00,  with  actual  payout  of  up 
to $2.00 per unit (or 200 percent of target). The performance unit awards are settled in cash based on the payout 
amount  determined  at  the  end  of  the  performance  cycle.  The  Company  accounts  for  the  performance  unit 
awards as liability awards which the Company recorded at fair market value on the date of grant. Subsequently, 
the  performance  unit  awards  will  be  marked-to-market  at  the  end  of  each  fiscal  quarter  by  application  of  a 
Monte Carlo simulation model. 

The following table summarizes activity for PBF Energy performance unit awards:

Nonvested at January 1, 2021
Granted

Vested
Nonvested at December 31, 2021

Number of
PBF Energy

Performance Units      

16,071,745 
11,782,926 
(7,676,658) 
20,178,013 

In  2021  and  2020,  Performance  Units  with  a  fair  value  of  $5.2  million  and  $3.2  million,  respectively,  were 
vested.

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As  of  December  31,  2021,  unrecognized  compensation  cost  related  to  performance  unit  awards  was  $9.2 
million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.54 years.

PBFX Phantom Units

PBF  GP’s  Board  of  Directors  adopted  the  PBF  Logistics  LP  2014  Long-Term  Incentive  Plan  (the  “PBFX 
LTIP”)  in  connection  with  the  completion  of  the  PBFX  Offering.  The  PBFX  LTIP  is  for  the  benefit  of 
employees, consultants, service providers and non-employee directors of the general partner and its affiliates.

In  the  years  ended  December  31,  2021,  2020  and  2019,  PBFX  issued  phantom  unit  awards  under  the  PBFX 
LTIP to certain directors, officers and employees of our general partner or its affiliates as compensation. The 
fair value of each phantom unit on the grant date is equal to the market price of PBFX’s common unit on that 
date.  The  estimated  fair  value  of  PBFX’s  phantom  units  is  amortized  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the 
vesting  period  of  four  years,  subject  to  acceleration  if  certain  conditions  are  met.  Total  unrecognized 
compensation cost related to PBFX’s nonvested phantom units totaled $4.7 million as of December 31, 2021, 
which will be recognized from 2022 through 2025. The fair value of nonvested phantom units outstanding as of 
December 31, 2021 totaled $11.3 million. 

A summary of PBFX’s unit award activity for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 is set forth 
below:

Nonvested at January 1, 2021
Granted
Vested
Forfeited 
Nonvested at December 31, 2021

Number of 
Phantom 
Units

Weighted 
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value

769,688  $ 
344,546 
(308,427)   
(15,125)   
790,682  $ 

15.29 
14.50 
17.07 
12.81 
14.30 

The following table reflects activity related to our phantom units:

December 31, 
2021

December 31, 
2020

December 31, 
2019

Weighted-average grant-date fair value per 
phantom unit granted

Fair value of phantom unit vested (in millions)

$ 

$ 

14.50  $ 

8.14  $ 

4.6  $ 

3.2  $ 

21.39 

6.2 

The  PBFX  LTIP  provides  for  the  issuance  of  distribution  equivalent  rights  (“DERs”)  in  connection  with 
phantom unit awards. A DER entitles the participant, upon vesting of the related phantom units, to a mandatory 
cash payments equal to the product of the number of vested phantom unit awards and the cash distribution per 
common  unit  paid  by  PBFX  to  its  common  unitholders.  Cash  payments  made  in  connection  with  DERs  are 
charged to partners’ equity, accrued and paid upon vesting. 

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19. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company’s defined contribution plan covers all employees. Employees are eligible to participate as of the 
first day of the month following 30 days of service. Participants can make basic contributions up to 50 percent 
of their annual salary subject to IRS limits. The Company matches participants’ contributions at the rate of 200 
percent of the first 3 percent of each participant’s total basic contribution based on the participant’s total annual 
salary. The Company’s contribution to the qualified defined contribution plans was $27.8 million, $32.7 million 
and $27.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Defined Benefit and Post-Retirement Medical Plans

The Company sponsors a noncontributory defined benefit pension plan (the “Qualified Plan”) with a policy to 
fund pension liabilities in accordance with the limits imposed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 and Federal income tax laws. In addition, the Company sponsors a supplemental pension plan covering 
certain  employees,  which  provides  incremental  payments  that  would  have  been  payable  from  the  Company’s 
principal pension plan, were it not for limitations imposed by income tax regulations (the “Supplemental Plan”). 
The  funded  status  is  measured  as  the  difference  between  plan  assets  at  fair  value  and  the  projected  benefit 
obligation which is to be recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The plan assets and benefit obligations 
are measured as of the Consolidated Balance Sheet date.

The  non-union  Delaware  City  employees  and  all  Paulsboro,  Toledo,  Chalmette,  Torrance  and  Martinez 
employees became eligible to participate in the Company’s defined benefit plans as of the respective acquisition 
dates.  The  union  Delaware  City  employees  became  eligible  to  participate  in  the  Company’s  defined  benefit 
plans upon commencement of normal operations. The Company did not assume any of the employees’ pension 
liability accrued prior to the respective acquisitions.

The Company formed the Post-Retirement Medical Plan on December 31, 2010 to provide health care coverage 
continuation  from  date  of  retirement  to  age  65  for  qualifying  employees  associated  with  the  Paulsboro 
acquisition.  The  Company  credited  the  qualifying  employees  with  their  prior  service  under  Valero  Energy 
Corporation  which  resulted  in  the  recognition  of  a  liability  for  the  projected  benefit  obligation.  The  Post-
Retirement Medical Plan includes all corporate and refinery employees.

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The  changes  in  the  benefit  obligation,  the  changes  in  fair  value  of  plan  assets,  and  the  funded  status  of  the 
Company’s Pension and Post-Retirement Medical Plans as of and for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 
2020 were as follows:

(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:

Pension Plans

2021

2020

Post-Retirement
Medical Plan

2021

2020

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

$ 

329.3  $ 

271.2  $ 

22.0  $ 

17.5 

Service cost

Interest cost

Plan amendments

Benefit payments

Actuarial (gain) loss

Projected benefit obligation at end of year

Change in plan assets:

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

Actual return on plan assets

Benefits paid

Employer contributions

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

Reconciliation of funded status:

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

Less benefit obligations at end of year

Funded status at end of year

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

57.5 

5.3 

— 

59.0 

6.9 

— 

(31.2)   

(7.6)   

(18.0)   

10.2 

1.1 

0.3 

— 

(1.2)   

(4.0)   

353.3  $ 

329.3  $ 

18.2  $ 

255.8  $ 

197.4  $ 

27.7 

28.6 

(31.2)   

(18.0)   

54.0 

47.8 

—  $ 

— 

(1.2)   

1.2 

306.3  $ 

255.8  $ 

—  $ 

306.3  $ 

255.8  $ 

—  $ 

353.3 

329.3 

18.2 

1.0 

0.4 

1.8 

(0.6) 

1.9 

22.0 

— 

— 

(0.6) 

0.6 

— 

— 

22.0 

(47.0)  $ 

(73.5)  $ 

(18.2)  $ 

(22.0) 

The  accumulated  benefit  obligation  for  the  defined  benefit  plans  approximated  $298.9  million  and  $281.5 
million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Benefit payments, which reflect expected future services that the Company expects to pay are as follows for the 
years ended December 31:

(in millions)
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Years 2027-2031

Pension Benefit
s

Retirement
Medical Plan

$ 

24.8  $ 
18.1 
20.1 
23.7 
27.1 
168.6 

1.8 
1.7 
1.6 
1.5 
1.5 
6.8 

The  Company’s  funding  policy  for  its  defined  benefit  plans  is  to  contribute  amounts  sufficient  to  meet  legal 
funding requirements, plus any additional amounts that may be appropriate considering the funded status of the 
plans,  tax  consequences,  the  cash  flow  generated  by  the  Company  and  other  factors.  The  Company  plans  to 
contribute approximately $35.6 million to the Company’s Pension Plans during 2022.

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The components of net periodic benefit cost were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 
2019: 

Pension Benefits
2020

2021

2019

2021

Post-Retirement
Medical Plan
2020

2019

(in millions)
Components of net periodic 
benefit cost:

Service cost

Interest cost

Expected return on plan 
assets
Amortization of prior 
service cost and actuarial 
loss

$ 

57.5  $ 

59.0  $ 

43.6  $ 

1.1  $ 

1.0  $ 

5.3 

6.9 

8.3 

(14.2)   

(12.5)   

(9.6)   

0.1 

0.3 

0.3 

0.3 

— 

0.7 

0.4 

— 

0.6 

1.0 

0.7 

— 

0.5 

2.2 

Net periodic benefit cost

$ 

48.7  $ 

53.7  $ 

42.6  $ 

2.1  $ 

2.0  $ 

Lump  sum  payments  made  by  the  Supplemental  Plan  to  employees  retiring  in  2021,  2020  and  2019  did  not 
exceed the Plan’s total service and interest costs expected for those years.

The pre-tax amounts recognized in other comprehensive (income) loss for the years ended December 31, 2021, 
2020 and 2019 were as follows: 

(in millions)
Prior service costs

Net actuarial (gain) loss

Amortization of losses and 
prior service cost
Total changes in other 
comprehensive (income) loss

Pension Benefits
2020

2021

2019

2021

Post-Retirement
Medical Plan
2020

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

1.8  $ 

(21.1)   

(5.9)   

(10.7)   

(4.0)   

1.9 

2019

— 

(2.3) 

(0.1)   

(0.3)   

(0.3)   

(0.7)   

(0.6)   

(0.5) 

$ 

(21.2)  $ 

(6.2)  $ 

(11.0)  $ 

(4.7)  $ 

3.1  $ 

(2.8) 

The pre-tax amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of December 31, 2021, and 2020 
that have not yet been recognized as components of net periodic costs were as follows: 

(in millions)
Prior service costs
Net actuarial gain (loss)
Total

Pension Benefits

2021

2020

Post-Retirement
Medical Plan

2021

2020

$ 

$ 

(0.5)  $ 
12.7 
12.2  $ 

(0.6)  $ 
(8.4)   
(9.0)  $ 

(4.3)  $ 
7.8 
3.5  $ 

(5.0) 
3.9 
(1.1) 

The  weighted  average  assumptions  used  to  determine  the  benefit  obligations  as  of  December  31,  2021,  and 
2020 were as follows: 

Discount rate - benefit 
obligations
Rate of compensation 
increase

Qualified Plan

2021

2020

Supplemental Plan
2020
2021

Retirement Medical Pl
an

2021

2020

 2.78 %

 2.36 %

 2.73 %

 2.21 %

 2.46 %

 1.90 %

 4.26 %

 4.28 %

 4.50 %

 4.50 %  

— 

— 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  weighted  average  assumptions  used  to  determine  the  net  periodic  benefit  costs  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were as follows:

Qualified Plan
2020

2021

2019

Supplemental Plan
2020

2021

2019

Retirement Medical Pla
n
2020

2019

2021

2.40% 2.94% 4.24% 2.26% 2.79% 4.19% 2.35% 2.86% 4.21%

Discount rates:
   Effective rate for service 
cost
   Effective rate for interest 
cost
   Effective rate for interest 
on service cost
Cash balance interest 
credit rate 
Expected long-term rate of 
return on plan assets
Rate of compensation 
increase
The assumed health care cost trend rates as of December 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows: 

N/A
5.25% 5.75% 6.00% N/A
4.28% 4.28% 4.55% 4.50% 4.50% 5.00% N/A

1.57% 2.19% 3.34% 1.57% 2.19% 3.34% N/A

N/A

N/A

1.74% 2.50% 3.92% 1.53% 2.33% 3.83% 1.28% 2.21% 3.69%

1.92% 2.59% 4.00% 1.75% 2.42% 3.90% 2.11% 2.68% 4.09%

N/A

N/A
N/A

N/A

N/A
N/A

Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year
Rate to which the cost trend rate was assumed to decline (the ultimate 
trend rate)
Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate

Post-Retirement
Medical Plan

2021

2020

 5.2 %

 4.0 %
2046

 5.4 %

 4.5 %
2038

The table below presents the fair values of the assets of the Company’s Qualified Plan as of December 31, 2021 
and 2020 by level of fair value hierarchy. Assets consist of collective trusts and are measured at fair value based 
on the closing net asset value (“NAV”) as determined by the fund manager and reported daily. As noted above, 
the Company’s post-retirement medical plan is funded on a pay-as-you-go basis and has no assets. 

Fair Value Measurements Using
NAV as Practical Expedient
December 31,

2021

2020

$ 

$ 

73.9  $ 
37.7 
24.1 
24.8 
121.6 
23.2 
1.0 
306.3  $ 

64.4 
38.2 
22.5 
20.7 
95.7 
13.3 
1.0 
255.8 

(in millions)
Equities:

Domestic equities
Developed international equities
Global low volatility equities
Emerging market equities

Fixed-income
Real Estate
Cash and cash equivalents
Total

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The  Company’s  investment  strategy  for  its  Qualified  Plan  is  to  achieve  a  reasonable  return  on  assets  that 
supports  the  plan’s  interest  credit  rating,  subject  to  a  moderate  level  of  portfolio  risk  that  provides  liquidity. 
Consistent with these financial objectives as of December 31, 2021, the plan’s target allocations for plan assets 
are  54%  invested  in  equity  securities,  40%  fixed  income  investments  and  6%  in  real  estate.  Equity  securities 
include international stocks and a blend of U.S. growth and value stocks of various sizes of capitalization. Fixed 
income securities include bonds and notes issued by the U.S. government and its agencies, corporate bonds, and 
mortgage-backed securities. The aggregate asset allocation is reviewed on an annual basis. 

The overall expected long-term rate of return on plan assets for the Qualified Plan is based on the Company’s 
view of long-term expectations and asset mix.

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20. REVENUES

Revenue Recognition 

In  accordance  with  FASB  ASC  Topic  606,  Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customer  (“ASC  606”),  revenue  is 
recognized  when  control  of  the  promised  goods  or  services  is  transferred  to  the  Company’s  customers,  in  an 
amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods 
or services. 

As described in “Note 22 - Segment Information”, the Company’s business consists of the Refining Segment 
and Logistics Segment. The following table provides information relating to the Company’s revenues for each 
product or group of similar products or services by segment for the periods presented. 

(in millions)
Refining Segment:

Gasoline and distillates

Feedstocks and other

Asphalt and blackoils

Chemicals

Lubricants

Total Revenues
Logistics Segment: 

Logistics

Total revenue prior to eliminations

Elimination of intercompany revenue 

Total Revenues 

Year Ended December 31,
2020

2019

2021

$ 

23,489.5  $ 

12,799.4  $ 

21,278.4 

1,310.1 

1,217.8 

889.8 

294.8 

935.5 

777.9 

351.5 

180.7 

806.9 

1,426.4 

682.3 

274.9 

$ 

27,202.0  $ 

15,045.0  $ 

24,468.9 

355.5 

360.3 

340.2 

27,557.5  $ 

15,405.3  $ 

24,809.1 

(304.1)   

(289.4)   

(300.9) 

27,253.4  $ 

15,115.9  $ 

24,508.2 

$ 

$ 

The  majority  of  the  Company’s  revenues  are  generated  from  the  sale  of  refined  products  reported  in  the 
Refining  segment.  These  revenues  are  largely  based  on  the  current  spot  (market)  prices  of  the  products  sold, 
which represent consideration specifically allocable to the products being sold on a given day, and the Company 
recognizes those revenues upon delivery and transfer of title to the products to our customers. The time at which 
delivery and transfer of title occurs is the point when the Company’s control of the products is transferred to the 
Company’s customers and when its performance obligation to its customers is fulfilled. Delivery and transfer of 
title are specifically agreed to between the Company and customers within the contracts. The Refining segment 
also has contracts which contain fixed pricing, tiered pricing, minimum volume features with makeup periods, 
or other factors that have not materially been affected by ASC 606. 

The Company’s Logistics segment revenues are generated by charging fees for crude oil and refined products 
terminaling, storage and pipeline services based on the greater of contractual minimum volume commitments, 
as  applicable,  or  the  delivery  of  actual  volumes  based  on  contractual  rates  applied  to  throughput  or  storage 
volumes. A majority of the Company’s logistics revenues are generated by intercompany transactions and are 
eliminated in consolidation. 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Deferred Revenue 

The Company records deferred revenue when cash payments are received or are due in advance of performance, 
including  amounts  which  are  refundable.  Deferred  revenue  was  $42.7  million  and  $47.2  million  as  of 
December  31,  2021  and  December  31,  2020,  respectively.  Fluctuations  in  the  deferred  revenue  balance  are 
primarily  driven  by  the  timing  and  extent  of  cash  payments  received  or  due  in  advance  of  satisfying  the 
Company’s performance obligations. 

The  Company’s  payment  terms  vary  by  type  and  location  of  customers  and  the  products  offered.  The  period 
between  invoicing  and  when  payment  is  due  is  not  significant  (i.e.  generally  within  two  months).  For  certain 
products  or  services  and  customer  types,  the  Company  requires  payment  before  the  products  or  services  are 
delivered to the customer. 

Significant Judgment and Practical Expedients 

For performance obligations related to sales of products, the Company has determined that customers are able to 
direct  the  use  of,  and  obtain  substantially  all  of  the  benefits  from,  the  products  at  the  point  in  time  that  the 
products are delivered. The Company has determined that the transfer of control upon delivery to the customer’s 
requested destination accurately depicts the transfer of goods. Upon the delivery of the products and transfer of 
control, the Company generally has the present right to payment and the customers bear the risks and rewards of 
ownership  of  the  products.  The  Company  has  elected  the  practical  expedient  to  not  disclose  the  value  of 
unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less and (ii) 
contracts  for  which  the  Company  recognizes  revenue  at  the  amount  to  which  it  has  the  right  to  invoice  for 
services performed.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

21. INCOME TAXES 

PBF Energy is required to file federal and applicable state corporate income tax returns and recognizes income 
taxes  on  its  pre-tax  income  (loss),  which  to-date  has  consisted  primarily  of  its  share  of  PBF  LLC’s  pre-tax 
income  (see  “Note  16  -  Stockholders’  and  Members’  Equity  Structure”).  PBF  LLC  is  organized  as  a  limited 
liability company and PBFX is an MLP, both of which are treated as “flow-through” entities for federal income 
tax  purposes  and  therefore  are  not  subject  to  income  taxes  apart  from  the  income  tax  attributable  to  the  two 
subsidiaries  acquired  in  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  Chalmette  Refining  and  PBF  Holding’s  wholly-
owned Canadian subsidiary, PBF Energy Limited, that are treated as C-Corporations for income tax purposes, 
with the tax provision calculated based on the effective tax rate for the period presented.

Valuation Allowance

Management assesses the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable 
income will be generated to permit use of existing deferred tax assets. Negative evidence evaluated as part of 
this  assessment  includes  PBF  Energy’s  cumulative  losses  incurred  over  a  three-year  period.  Such  objective 
evidence  could  limit  PBF  Energy’s  ability  to  consider  other  subjective  evidence,  such  as  PBF  Energy’s 
projections for future taxable income as market conditions, commodity prices and demand for refined products 
normalize. 

On the basis of this evaluation, a valuation allowance was recorded to recognize only the portion of deferred tax 
assets that are more likely than not to be realized. The amount of the deferred tax assets considered realizable, 
however,  could  be  adjusted  if  estimates  of  future  taxable  income  during  the  carryover  period  are  reduced  or 
increased or if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional 
weight is given to subjective evidence such as PBF Energy’s projections for future taxable income.

The income tax provision in the PBF Energy Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of the following: 

(in millions)
Current expense (benefit):

Federal
Foreign
State
Total current

Deferred expense (benefit):

Federal
Foreign
State
Total deferred

Total provision for income taxes

$ 

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

$ 

(1.7)  $ 

$ 

0.3 
— 
0.1 
0.4 

— 
2.2 
0.5 

(6.6) 
5.4 
2.8 
1.6 
2.1 

$ 

0.2 
0.1 
0.3 
0.6 

91.8 
(8.7) 
20.6 
103.7 
104.3 

19.1 
(13.1) 
5.7 
11.7 
12.1 

$ 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  difference  between  PBF  Energy’s  effective  income  tax  rate  and  the  United  States  statutory  rate  is 
reconciled below:

Provision at Federal statutory rate

Increase (decrease) attributable to flow-through 
of certain tax adjustments:

State income taxes (net of federal income 
tax)
Nondeductible/nontaxable items

Rate differential from foreign jurisdictions 

Provision to return adjustment

Adjustment to deferred tax assets and 
liabilities for change in tax rates
Stock-based compensation 

Deferred tax asset valuation allowance 

Other

Effective tax rate

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

 21.0 %

 21.0  %

 21.0 %

 4.9 %

 0.9 %

 (0.4) %

 (0.1) %

 2.2 %

 — %

 (23.2) %

 (0.3) %

 5.0 %

 5.6  %

 (0.1) %

 —  %

 (0.1) %

 0.1  %

 —  %

 (25.8) %

 (0.9) %

 (0.2) %

 3.9 %

 0.1 %

 (0.2) %

 (0.1) %

 (0.5) %

 0.1 %

 — %

 0.3 %

 24.6 %

PBF Energy’s effective income tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, including the 
impact  of  income  attributable  to  noncontrolling  interests  of  $84.5  million,  $59.1  million  and  $55.8  million, 
respectively, was 3.7%, (0.2)% and 21.8%, respectively. 

For  the  year  ended  December  31,  2021  and  2020  the  difference  between  the  United  States  statutory  rate  and 
PBF  Energy’s  effective  tax  rate  was  primarily  attributable  to  the  changes  in  the  deferred  tax  asset  valuation 
allowance noted above. For the year ended December 31, 2019, PBF Energy’s effective tax rate was materially 
consistent with its statutory federal and state tax rates. 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For  financial  reporting  purposes,  income  (loss)  before  income  taxes  attributable  to  PBF  Energy  Inc. 
stockholders includes the following components: 

(in millions)

United States income (loss)

Foreign income (loss)

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

$ 

296.4  $ 

(1,413.0)  $ 

(53.3) 

22.7 

450.0 

(26.3) 

Total income (loss) before income taxes attributable to PBF 
Energy Inc. stockholders

$ 

243.1  $ 

(1,390.3)  $ 

423.7 

A summary of the components of PBF Energy’s deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities consists of the 
following: 

(in millions)
Deferred tax assets

Purchase interest step-up
Inventory
Pension, employee benefits and compensation
Hedging
Net operating loss carry forwards
Environmental liabilities
Lease liabilities 
Interest expense limitation carry forwards 
Other

Total deferred tax assets

Valuation allowance

Total deferred tax assets, net

Deferred tax liabilities

Property, plant and equipment
Inventory
Right of use assets
Other

Total deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax liabilities

December 31, 2021 December 31, 2020

$ 

141.2  $ 
— 
63.7 
4.9 
600.0 
99.7 
308.7 
104.4 
36.2 
1,358.8 
(308.5)   
1,050.3 

825.0 
23.1 
308.7 
4.9 

$ 

1,161.7 
(111.4)  $ 

155.2 
146.5 
48.5 
4.3 
566.9 
100.8 
223.4 
55.8 
28.4 
1,329.8 
(358.4) 
971.4 

845.1 
— 
223.4 
2.5 

1,071.0 
(99.6) 

As of December 31, 2021, PBF Energy has federal and state income tax net operating loss carry forwards of 
$2,377.0 million and $127.0 million, respectively. The portion of the federal net operating loss carry forward 
that was generated in years prior to 2019 expires in varying amounts through 2037. A federal net operating loss 
of  $1.8  billion  from  2018  and  2021  has  an  indefinite  carry  forward  period  and  can  be  used  to  offset  80%  of 
taxable  income  in  future  years.  The  state  net  operating  loss  carry  forwards  expire  at  various  dates  from  2029 
through  2041  with  certain  jurisdictions  having  indefinite  net  operating  loss  carry  forwards  periods.  The 
Company has recorded valuation allowances against these assets, as it is deemed “more likely than not” that the 
deferred tax assets will not be realized.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The reported income tax (benefit) expense in the PBF LLC Consolidated Statements of Operations consists of 
the following: 

(in millions)
Current income tax expense (benefit)

Deferred income tax (benefit) expense

Total income tax (benefit) expense

Year Ended
December 31,
2021

Year Ended
December 31,
2020

Year Ended
December 31,
2019

$ 

$ 

0.5 

$ 

(14.5) 

(14.0)  $ 

(1.2)  $ 

7.3 

6.1 

$ 

0.5 

(8.8) 

(8.3) 

Income  tax  years  that  remain  subject  to  examination  by  material  jurisdictions,  where  an  examination  has  not 
already concluded are all years including and subsequent to:

United States

Federal
New Jersey
Michigan
Delaware
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Louisiana
California

The Company does not have any unrecognized tax benefits.

2018
2016
2017
2018
2018
2018
2018
2018
2017

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

22. SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company’s operations are organized into two reportable segments, Refining and Logistics. Operations that 
are not included in the Refining or Logistics segments are included in Corporate. Intersegment transactions are 
eliminated in the Consolidated Financial Statements and are included in the Eliminations column below.

Refining 

The Company’s Refining segment includes the operations of its six refineries, including certain related logistics 
assets  that  are  not  owned  by  PBFX.  The  Company’s  refineries  are  located  in  Delaware  City,  Delaware, 
Paulsboro, New Jersey, Toledo, Ohio, Chalmette, Louisiana, Torrance, California and Martinez, California. The 
refineries  produce  unbranded  transportation  fuels,  heating  oil,  petrochemical  feedstocks,  lubricants  and  other 
petroleum  products  in  the  United  States.  The  Company  purchases  crude  oil,  other  feedstocks  and  blending 
components from various third-party suppliers. The Company sells products throughout the Northeast, Midwest, 
Gulf Coast and West Coast of the United States, as well as in other regions of the United States, Canada and 
Mexico, and is able to ship products to other international destinations. 

Logistics

The  Company’s  Logistics  segment  is  comprised  of  PBFX,  a  publicly-traded  MLP,  formed  to  own  or  lease, 
operate,  develop  and  acquire  crude  oil  and  refined  products  terminals,  pipelines,  storage  facilities  and  similar 
logistics assets. PBFX’s assets primarily consist of rail and truck terminals and unloading racks, tank farms and 
pipelines  that  were  acquired  from  or  contributed  by  PBF  LLC  and  are  located  at,  or  nearby,  the  Company’s 
refineries. PBFX provides various rail, truck and marine terminaling services, pipeline transportation services 
and  storage  services  to  PBF  Holding  and/or  its  subsidiaries  and  third-party  customers  through  fee-based 
commercial  agreements.  PBFX  currently  does  not  generate  significant  third-party  revenues  and  intersegment 
related-party  revenues  are  eliminated  in  consolidation.  From  a  PBF  Energy  and  PBF  LLC  perspective,  the 
Company’s chief operating decision maker evaluates the Logistics segment as a whole without regard to any of 
PBFX’s individual operating segments.

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments based primarily on income from operations. Income 
from  operations  includes  those  revenues  and  expenses  that  are  directly  attributable  to  management  of  the 
respective  segment.  The  Logistics  segment’s  revenues  include  intersegment  transactions  with  the  Company’s 
Refining segment at prices the Company believes are substantially equivalent to the prices that could have been 
negotiated with unaffiliated parties with respect to similar services. Activities of the Company’s business that 
are not included in the two operating segments are included in Corporate. Such activities consist primarily of 
corporate  staff  operations  and  other  items  that  are  not  specific  to  the  normal  operations  of  the  two  operating 
segments. The Company does not allocate non-operating income and expense items, including income taxes, to 
the individual segments. The Refining segment’s operating subsidiaries and PBFX are primarily pass-through 
entities with respect to income taxes.

Total assets of each segment consist of property, plant and equipment, inventories, cash and cash equivalents, 
accounts receivable and other assets directly associated with the segment’s operations. Corporate assets consist 
primarily of non-operating property, plant and equipment and other assets not directly related to the Company’s 
refinery and logistics operations.

Disclosures  regarding  the  Company’s  reportable  segments  with  reconciliations  to  consolidated  totals  for  the 
years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 are presented below. In connection with certain contributions 
by  PBF  LLC  to  PBFX,  the  accompanying  segment  information  is  retrospectively  adjusted  to  include  the 
historical results of those assets in the Logistics segment for all periods presented prior to such contributions, as 
applicable.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Year Ended December 31, 2021

PBF Energy (in millions)
Revenues
Depreciation and amortization 
expense
Income (loss) from operations 
Interest expense, net
Capital expenditures

Refining

Logistics

Corporate

$  27,202.0  $ 
415.7 
673.1 
8.8 
381.8 

355.5  $ 
37.8 
195.4 
42.1 
8.6 

— 
13.3 
(271.3) 
266.6 
5.3 

Eliminations
$ 

(304.1)  $ 
— 
— 
— 
— 

Consolidated Total
27,253.4 
466.8 
597.2 
317.5 
395.7 

Refining

Logistics 

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Revenues
Depreciation and amortization 
expense
Income (loss) from operations
Interest expense, net
Capital expenditures (1)

$  15,045.0  $ 
498.0 
(1,450.4)   

1.7 
1,546.6 

360.3  $ 
53.7 
195.3 
47.9 
12.3 

—  $ 

11.3 
(161.7)   
208.6 
10.7 

Refining

Logistics

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Revenues
Depreciation and amortization 
expense
Income (loss) from operations 
(2) (3)
Interest expense, net
Capital expenditures

$  24,468.9  $ 
386.7 
767.9 
1.3 
708.9 

340.2  $ 
38.6 
159.3 
51.1 
31.7 

—  $ 

10.8 
(270.3)   
107.2 
8.3 

(289.4)  $ 
— 
— 
— 
— 

Consolidated Total
15,115.9 
563.0 
(1,416.8) 
258.2 
1,569.6 

(300.9)  $ 
— 
(7.9)   
— 
— 

Consolidated Total
24,508.2 
436.1 
649.0 
159.6 
748.9 

Total assets 

$  10,753.3  $ 

901.3  $ 

48.5  $ 

(61.7)  $ 

Refining

Logistics

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Balance at December 31, 2021

Total assets

$  9,565.0  $ 

933.6  $ 

54.4  $ 

(53.2)  $ 

Refining

Logistics

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Balance at December 31, 2020

Consolidated Total
11,641.4 

Consolidated Total
10,499.8 

Year Ended December 31, 2021

PBF LLC (in millions)
Revenues
Depreciation and amortization 
expense
Income (loss) from operations
Interest expense, net
Capital expenditures 

Refining

Logistics

Corporate

$  27,202.0  $ 
415.7 
673.1 
8.8 
381.8 

355.5  $ 
37.8 
195.4 
42.1 
8.6 

— 
13.3 
(269.2) 
276.9 
5.3 

Eliminations
$ 

(304.1)  $ 
— 
— 
— 
— 

Consolidated Total
27,253.4 
466.8 
599.3 
327.8 
395.7 

Refining

Logistics 

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Revenues
Depreciation and amortization 
expense
Income (loss) from operations
Interest expense, net
Capital expenditures (1)

$  15,045.0  $ 
498.0 
(1,450.4)   

1.7 
1,546.6 

360.3  $ 
53.7 
195.3 
47.9 
12.3 

—  $ 

11.3 
(160.9)   
218.9 
10.7 

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(289.4)  $ 
— 
— 
— 
— 

Consolidated Total
15,115.9 
563.0 
(1,416.0) 
268.5 
1,569.6 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Refining

Logistics

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Revenues
Depreciation and amortization 
expense
Income (loss) from operations 
(2) (3)

Interest expense, net
Capital expenditures

$  24,468.9  $ 
386.7 

340.2  $ 
38.6 

—  $ 

10.8 

(300.9)  $ 
— 

Consolidated Total
24,508.2 
436.1 

767.9 
1.3 
708.9 

159.3 
51.1 
31.7 

(268.6)   
116.7 
8.3 

(7.9)   
— 
— 

650.7 
169.1 
748.9 

Total assets 

$  10,753.3  $ 

901.3  $ 

46.8  $ 

(61.7)  $ 

Refining

Logistics

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Balance at December 31, 2021

Total assets

$  9,565.0  $ 

933.6  $ 

52.3  $ 

(53.2)  $ 

Refining

Logistics

Corporate 

 Eliminations

Balance at December 31, 2020

Consolidated Total
11,639.7 

Consolidated Total
10,497.7 

(1) 

(2)

(3)

The  Refining  segment  includes  capital  expenditures  of  $1,176.2  million  for  the  acquisition  of  the  Martinez 
refinery in the first quarter of 2020.

On  April  24,  2019,  PBFX  entered  into  a  contribution  agreement  with  PBF  LLC  (“the  TVPC  Contribution 
Agreement”),  pursuant  to  which  PBF  LLC  contributed  to  PBFX  all  of  the  issued  and  outstanding  limited 
liability  company  interests  of  TVP  Holding  Company  LLC  (“TVP  Holding”)  for  total  consideration 
of  $200.0  million  (the  “TVPC  Acquisition”).  Prior  to  the  TVPC  Acquisition,  TVP  Holding  owned 
a 50% membership interest in Torrance Valley Pipeline Company LLC (“TVPC”). Subsequent to the closing 
of the TVPC Acquisition on May 31, 2019, PBFX owns 100% of the membership interests in TVPC.

Prior  to  the  TVPC  Contribution  Agreement,  the  Logistics  segment  included  100%  of  the  income  from 
operations  of  TVPC,  as  TVPC  was  consolidated  by  PBFX.  PBFX  recorded  net  income  attributable  to 
noncontrolling interest for the 50% equity interest in TVPC held by PBF Holding. PBF Holding (included in 
the Refining segment) recorded equity income in investee related to its 50% noncontrolling ownership interest 
in TVPC. For purposes of the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements, PBF Holding’s equity income in 
investee and PBFX’s net income attributable to noncontrolling interest eliminate in consolidation.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

23. NET INCOME PER SHARE OF PBF ENERGY

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share of PBF Energy Class A 
common stock attributable to PBF Energy for the periods presented: 

(in millions, except share and per share amounts)
Basic Earnings Per Share:
Allocation of earnings:

Net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy Inc. 

stockholders

Less: Income allocated to participating securities
Income (loss) available to PBF Energy Inc. 

stockholders - basic

Denominator for basic net income (loss) per PBF 

Energy Class A common share-weighted average 
shares

Basic net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy 

per Class A common share

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

Numerator:

Income (loss) available to PBF Energy Inc. 

Year Ended December 31, 
2020

2019

2021

$ 

$ 

231.0  $ 
— 

(1,392.4)  $ 
0.1 

319.4 
0.5 

231.0  $ 

(1,392.5)  $ 

318.9 

120,240,009 

119,617,998 

119,887,646 

$ 

1.92  $ 

(11.64)  $ 

2.66 

stockholders - basic

$ 

231.0  $ 

(1,392.5)  $ 

318.9 

Plus: Net income (loss) attributable to 

noncontrolling interest (1)

Less: Income tax (expense) benefit on net income 
(loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest (1)
Numerator for diluted net income (loss) per Class A 
common share - net income (loss) attributable to 
PBF Energy Inc. stockholders (1)

Denominator (1):

Denominator for basic net income (loss) per PBF 

Energy Class A common share-weighted average 
shares   

Effect of dilutive securities:   

Conversion of PBF LLC Series A Units
Common stock equivalents (2)

Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per PBF 
Energy Class A common share-adjusted weighted 
average shares

Diluted net income (loss) attributable to PBF Energy 

Inc. stockholders per Class A common share

2.4 

(0.6) 

(17.1) 

4.6 

4.3 

(1.0) 

$ 

232.8  $ 

(1,405.0)  $ 

322.2 

120,240,009 

119,617,998 

119,887,646 

988,730 
1,409,415 

1,042,667 
— 

1,207,581 
758,072 

122,638,154 

120,660,665 

121,853,299 

$ 

1.90  $ 

(11.64)  $ 

2.64 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

——————————
(1)

The diluted earnings per share calculation generally assumes the conversion of all outstanding PBF 
LLC Series A Units to PBF Energy Class A common stock. The net income (loss) attributable to 
PBF  Energy,  used  in  the  numerator  of  the  diluted  earnings  per  share  calculation  is  adjusted  to 
reflect the net income (loss), as well as the corresponding income tax expense (benefit) (based on a 
25.9%, 26.6% and 24.9% annualized statutory corporate tax rate for the years ended December 31, 
2021, 2020 and 2019) attributable to the converted units. 

(2) 

Represents  an  adjustment  to  weighted-average  diluted  shares  outstanding  to  assume  the  full 
exchange  of  common  stock  equivalents,  including  options  and  warrants  for  PBF  LLC  Series  A 
Units and PSUs and options for shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock as calculated under 
the treasury stock method (to the extent the impact of such exchange would not be anti-dilutive). 
Common stock equivalents exclude the effects of performance share units and options and warrants 
to purchase 12,568,275, 14,446,894 and 6,765,526 shares of PBF Energy Class A common stock 
and PBF LLC Series A units because they are anti-dilutive for the years ended December 31, 2021, 
2020  and  2019,  respectively.  For  periods  showing  a  net  loss,  all  common  stock  equivalents  and 
unvested restricted stock are considered anti-dilutive.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

24. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The  tables  below  present  information  about  the  Company’s  financial  assets  and  liabilities  measured  and 
recorded  at  fair  value  on  a  recurring  basis  and  indicate  the  fair  value  hierarchy  of  the  inputs  utilized  to 
determine the fair values as of December 31, 2021 and 2020. 

The Company has elected to offset the fair value amounts recognized for multiple derivative contracts executed 
with the same counterparty; however, fair value amounts by hierarchy level are presented on a gross basis in the 
tables below. The Company has posted cash margin with various counterparties to support hedging and trading 
activities.  The  cash  margin  posted  is  required  by  counterparties  as  collateral  deposits  and  cannot  be  offset 
against the fair value of open contracts except in the event of default. The Company has no derivative contracts 
that are subject to master netting arrangements that are reflected gross on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

(in millions)
Assets:

Liabilities:

(in millions)
Assets:

Liabilities:

As of December 31, 2021

Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total 
Gross Fair 
Value

Effect of 
Counter-
party 
Netting

Net 
Carrying 
Value on 
Balance 
Sheet

$ 

270.1  $ 
71.5 

—  $ 
— 

—  $ 
— 

270.1 
71.5 

N/A $ 

(71.5) 

270.1 
— 

— 

19.7 

3.8 
58.4 

953.9 

79.7 
— 

— 

— 

— 

— 
— 

— 

19.7 

83.5 
58.4 

953.9 

— 

(71.5) 
— 

— 

— 

19.7 

12.0 
58.4 

953.9 

32.3 

— 

32.3 

32.3 

Money market funds
Commodity contracts
Derivatives included within 
inventory intermediation 
agreement obligations

Commodity contracts
Catalyst obligations
Renewable energy credit 
and emissions obligations
Contingent consideration 
obligation

As of December 31, 2020

Fair Value Hierarchy

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total 
Gross Fair 
Value

Effect of 
Counter-
party 
Netting

Net 
Carrying 
Value on 
Balance 
Sheet

$ 

411.6  $ 
2.5 

—  $ 
3.5 

—  $ 
— 

411.6 
6.0 

N/A $ 
(6.0) 

411.6 
— 

— 

2.3 
— 

— 

— 

11.3 

6.7 
102.5 

528.1 

— 

— 
— 

— 

11.3 

— 

11.3 

9.0 
102.5 

528.1 

(6.0) 
— 

3.0 
102.5 

528.1 

— 

12.1 

12.1 

— 

12.1 

Money market funds
Commodity contracts
Derivatives included within  
inventory intermediation 
agreement obligations

Commodity contracts
Catalyst obligations
Renewable energy credit 
and emissions obligations
Contingent consideration 
obligation

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The valuation methods used to measure financial instruments at fair value are as follows:

• Money market funds categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy are measured at fair value based 

•

•

•

on quoted market prices and included within Cash and cash equivalents.
The commodity contracts categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy are measured at fair value 
based on quoted prices in an active market. The commodity contracts categorized in Level 2 of the fair 
value  hierarchy  are  measured  at  fair  value  using  a  market  approach  based  upon  future  commodity 
prices for similar instruments quoted in active markets.
The  derivatives  included  with  inventory  intermediation  agreement  obligations  and  the  catalyst 
obligations are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and are measured at fair value using a 
market approach based upon commodity prices for similar instruments quoted in active markets.
Renewable energy credit and emissions obligations primarily represent our liability for the purchase of 
(i) biofuel credits (primarily RINs in the U.S.) needed to satisfy our obligation to blend biofuels into 
the products we produce and (ii) emission credits under the AB 32 and similar programs (collectively, 
the  cap-and-trade  systems).  To  the  degree  we  are  unable  to  blend  biofuels  (such  as  ethanol  and 
biodiesel)  at  percentages  required  under  the  biofuel  programs,  we  must  purchase  biofuel  credits  to 
comply with these programs. Under the cap-and-trade systems, we must purchase emission credits to 
comply with these systems. The liability for environmental credits is in part based on our deficit for 
such  credits  as  of  the  balance  sheet  date,  if  any,  after  considering  any  credits  acquired  or  under 
contract, and is equal to the product of the credits deficit and the market price of these credits as of the 
balance  sheet  date.  The  environmental  credit  obligations  are  categorized  in  Level  2  of  the  fair  value 
hierarchy  and  are  measured  at  fair  value  using  a  market  approach  based  on  quoted  prices  from  an 
independent pricing service.

• When  applicable,  commodity  contracts  categorized  in  Level  3  of  the  fair  value  hierarchy  consist  of 
commodity  price  swap  contracts  that  relate  to  forecasted  purchases  of  crude  oil  for  which  quoted 
forward  market  prices  are  not  readily  available  due  to  market  illiquidity.  The  forward  prices  used  to 
value  these  swaps  are  derived  using  broker  quotes,  prices  from  other  third-party  sources  and  other 
available market based data.
The  contingent  consideration  obligations  at  December  31,  2021  is  categorized  in  Level  3  of  the  fair 
value hierarchy and are estimated using discounted cash flow models based on management’s estimate 
of the future cash flows related to the earn-out periods.

•

Non-qualified pension plan assets are measured at fair value using a market approach based on published net 
asset values of mutual funds as a practical expedient. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, $20.7 million and 
$21.2 million, respectively, were included within Deferred charges and other assets, net for these non-qualified 
pension plan assets. 

The  table  below  summarizes  the  changes  in  fair  value  measurements  categorized  in  Level  3  of  the  fair  value 
hierarchy,  which  primarily  includes  the  change  in  estimated  future  earnings  related  to  both  the  Martinez 
Contingent Consideration and the PBFX Contingent Consideration:

(in millions)

Balance at beginning of period 

Additions

Accretion on discounted liabilities

Settlements

Unrealized loss (gain) included in earnings

Balance at end of period 

$ 

$ 

Year Ended December 31,

2021

2020

12.1  $ 

— 

— 

(12.2)   

32.4 

32.3  $ 

26.1 

77.3 

3.8 

(3.0) 

(92.1) 

12.1 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

There were no transfers between levels during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. 

Fair value of debt

The table below summarizes the fair value and carrying value of debt as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.

(in millions)
2025 Senior Secured Notes (a)
2028 Senior Notes (a)
2025 Senior Notes (a)
PBFX 2023 Senior Notes (a)
Revolving Credit Facility (b)
PBFX Revolving Credit Facility (b) 
PBF Rail Term Loan (b)
Catalyst financing arrangements  (c)

Less - Current debt 
Unamortized premium
Less  -  Unamortized  deferred  financing 
costs
Long-term debt

_________________________

December 31, 2021

December 31, 2020

Carrying 
value

Fair
 value

Carrying
 value

Fair 
value

$ 

$ 

1,250.0 
826.5 
669.5 
525.0 

900.0 

100.0 
— 

58.4 
4,329.4 
— 
1.4 

$ 

1,192.7  $ 
520.9 
475.9 
513.7 

900.0 

100.0 
— 

58.4 
3,761.6 
— 
n/a  

1,250.0 
1,000 
725.0 
525.0 

900.0 

200.0 
7.4 

102.5 
4,709.9 
(7.4) 
2.2 

1,232.9 
562.5 
475.3 
503.0 

900.0 

200.0 
7.4 

102.5 
3,983.6 
(7.4) 
n/a

(35.0) 

n/a  

(51.1) 

n/a

$ 

4,295.8 

$ 

3,761.6  $ 

4,653.6 

$ 

3,976.2 

(a) The estimated fair value, categorized as a Level 2 measurement, was calculated based on the present value of 
future  expected  payments  utilizing  implied  current  market  interest  rates  based  on  quoted  prices  of  the 
outstanding senior notes. 

(b)  The  estimated  fair  value  approximates  carrying  value,  categorized  as  a  Level  2  measurement,  as  these 
borrowings bear interest based upon short-term floating market interest rates.

(c)  Catalyst  financing  arrangements  are  valued  using  a  market  approach  based  upon  commodity  prices  for 
similar instruments quoted in active markets and are categorized as a Level 2 measurement. The Company has 
elected the fair value option for accounting for its catalyst repurchase obligations as the Company’s liability is 
directly impacted by the change in fair value of the underlying catalyst. 

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

25. DERIVATIVES

The Company uses derivative instruments to mitigate certain exposures to commodity price risk. The Company 
entered  into  the  Third  Inventory  Intermediation  Agreement  that  contain  purchase  obligations  for  certain 
volumes  of  crude  oil,  intermediates  and  refined  products.  The  purchase  obligations  related  to  crude  oil, 
intermediates and refined products under these agreements are derivative instruments that have been designated 
as fair value hedges in order to hedge the commodity price volatility of certain refinery inventory. The fair value 
of these purchase obligation derivatives is based on market prices of the underlying crude oil, intermediates and 
refined products. The level of activity for these derivatives is based on the level of operating inventories.

As of December 31, 2021, there were 2,081,783 barrels of crude oil and feedstocks (no barrels at December 31, 
2020) outstanding under these derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges. As of December 31, 2021, 
there  were  2,070,550  barrels  of  intermediates  and  refined  products  (2,604,736  barrels  at  December  31,  2020) 
outstanding  under  these  derivative  instruments  designated  as  fair  value  hedges.  These  volumes  represent  the 
notional value of the contract. 

The Company also enters into economic hedges primarily consisting of commodity derivative contracts that are 
not designated as hedges and are used to manage price volatility in certain crude oil and feedstock inventories as 
well  as  crude  oil,  feedstock,  and  refined  product  sales  or  purchases.  The  objective  in  entering  into  economic 
hedges is consistent with the objectives discussed above for fair value hedges. As of December 31, 2021, there 
were  36,246,000  barrels  of  crude  oil  and  5,819,000  barrels  of  refined  products  (7,183,000  and  2,810,000, 
respectively, as of December 31, 2020), outstanding under short and long term commodity derivative contracts 
not designated as hedges representing the notional value of the contracts. 

The Company also uses derivative instruments to mitigate the risk associated with the price of credits needed 
to comply with various governmental and regulatory environmental compliance programs. For such contracts 
that  represent  derivatives  the  Company  elects  the  normal  purchase  normal  sale  exception  under  ASC  815, 
Derivatives and Hedging, and therefore does not record them at fair value.

The following tables provide information regarding the fair values of derivative instruments as of December 31, 
2021  and  December  31,  2020  and  the  line  items  in  the  Consolidated  Balance  Sheets  in  which  fair  values  are 
reflected. 

Description

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:

December 31, 2021:
Derivatives included within the inventory intermediation agreement 
obligations

December 31, 2020:
Derivatives included within the inventory intermediation agreement 
obligations

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

December 31, 2021:
Commodity contracts
December 31, 2020:
Commodity contracts

Balance Sheet 
Location

Fair Value
Asset/
(Liability)

(in millions)

Accrued expenses

$ 

19.7 

Accrued expenses

$ 

11.3 

Accounts receivable $ 

(12.0) 

Accounts receivable $ 

(3.0) 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The  following  table  provides  information  regarding  gains  or  losses  recognized  in  income  on  derivative 
instruments and the line items in the Consolidated Statements of Operations in which such gains and losses are 
reflected. 

Description

Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
For the year ended December 31, 2021:
Derivatives included within the inventory intermediation 
agreement obligations
For the year ended December 31, 2020:
Derivatives included within the inventory intermediation 
agreement obligations
For the year ended December 31, 2019:
Derivatives included within the inventory intermediation 
agreement obligations

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

For the year ended December 31, 2021:
Commodity contracts

For the year ended December 31, 2020:
Commodity contracts

For the year ended December 31, 2019:

Commodity contracts

Hedged items designated in fair value hedges:

For the year ended December 31, 2021:
Crude oil, intermediate and refined product inventory

For the year ended December 31, 2020:
Crude oil, intermediate and refined product inventory

For the year ended December 31, 2019:
Crude oil, intermediate and refined product inventory

Location of Gain or 
(Loss) Recognized in
 Income on 
Derivatives

Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in
Income on 
Derivatives
(in millions)

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

Cost of products and 
other 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

8.4 

12.6 

(25.4) 

(83.4) 

44.4 

36.5 

(8.4) 

(12.6) 

25.4 

The Company had no ineffectiveness related to the fair value hedges as of December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019. 

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PBF ENERGY INC. AND PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

26. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS 

PBFX Distribution

On  February  10,  2022,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  PBF  GP  announced  a  distribution  of  $0.30  per  unit  on 
outstanding  common  units  of  PBFX.  The  distribution  is  payable  on  March  10,  2022  to  PBFX  unitholders  of 
record as of February 24, 2022.

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ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not applicable.

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly 

caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

SIGNATURES

PBF ENERGY INC.

                    (Registrant)

By:

/s/ Thomas J. Nimbley

(Thomas J. Nimbley)

Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

PBF ENERGY COMPANY LLC

                    (Registrant)
By:

/s/ Thomas J. Nimbley

(Thomas J. Nimbley)

Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: February 17, 2022 

Date: February 17, 2022 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each  of  the  officers  and  directors  of  PBF  Energy  Inc.,  whose  signature  appears  below,  in  so  signing,  also  makes, 
constitutes  and  appoints  each  of  Erik  Young,  Matthew  Lucey  and  Trecia  Canty,  and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful 
attorneys-in-fact, with full power and substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to execute and cause to be filed with the 
SEC any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, with exhibits thereto and other documents connected 
therewith and to perform any acts necessary to be done in order to file such documents, and hereby ratifies and confirms all 
that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  this  report  has  been  signed  below  by  the 

following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Thomas J. Nimbley

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

February 17, 2022

(Thomas J. Nimbley)

of Directors (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Erik Young

(Erik Young)

/s/ John Barone

(John Barone)

/s/ Spencer Abraham

(Spencer Abraham)

/s/ Wayne A. Budd

(Wayne A. Budd)

/s/ Karen B. Davis

(Karen B. Davis)

/s/ Paul Donahue

(Paul Donahue)

/s/ Gene Edwards

(Gene Edwards)

/s/ Robert J. Lavinia 

(Robert J. Lavinia)

/s/ Kimberly S. Lubel

(Kimberly S. Lubel)

/s/ George E. Ogden

(George E. Ogden)

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

February 17, 2022

(Principal Financial Officer)

Chief Accounting Officer 

February 17, 2022

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

February 17, 2022

 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Each  of  the  officers  of  PBF  Energy  Company  LLC,  whose  signature  appears  below,  in  so  signing,  also  makes, 
constitutes  and  appoints  each  of  Erik  Young,  Matthew  Lucey  and  Trecia  Canty,  and  each  of  them,  his  true  and  lawful 
attorneys-in-fact, with full power and substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to execute and cause to be filed with the 
SEC any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, with exhibits thereto and other documents connected 
therewith and to perform any acts necessary to be done in order to file such documents, and hereby ratifies and confirms all 
that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant  to  the  requirements  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  this  report  has  been  signed  below  by  the 

following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Thomas J. Nimbley

(Thomas J. Nimbley)

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

February 17, 2022

/s/ Erik Young

(Erik Young)

/s/ John Barone

(John Barone)

Managing Member:

PBF Energy Inc. 

/s/ Trecia Canty

(Trecia Canty)

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

February 17, 2022

(Principal Financial Officer)

Chief Accounting Officer 

February 17, 2022

(Principal Accounting Officer)

Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate 

February 17, 2022

Secretary