Delek US Holdings Reinstates Regular Quarterly Dividend at $0.20 per share
Delek US Holdings (NYSE: DK) has reinstated its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, payable on September 6, 2022, to shareholders of record by August 22, 2022. The company also expanded its share repurchase authorization by $170 million, now totaling $400 million. CEO Avigal Soreq emphasized the commitment to returning cash to shareholders and views the company's equity as undervalued, advocating for share retirements as a long-term investment strategy amid strong free cash flow generation.
- Reinstated quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share.
- Expanded share repurchase authorization to $400 million.
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Expands Share Repurchase Authorization to
BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delek US Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DK) (the "Company" or "Delek US") announced that its Board of Directors reinstated the Company's regular quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of
The Company also announced that its Board of Directors approved an approximately
Avigal Soreq, President and Chief Executive Officer of Delek US, stated, "Returning cash to shareholders is a key priority for our Company and reinstating a regular dividend lays a foundation that we believe can be supported through various business cycles. Separately, the expanded share repurchase authorization reflects our desire to deliver increased cash returns during periods of strong free cash flow generation. In the current environment we believe our equity is severely undervalued and reinvesting in our current assets vis-à-vis retiring shares should prove to be a solid long-term investment."
About Delek US Holdings, Inc.
Delek US Holdings, Inc. is a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, asphalt, renewable fuels and convenience store retailing. The refining assets consist of refineries operated in Tyler and Big Spring, Texas, El Dorado, Arkansas and Krotz Springs, Louisiana with a combined nameplate crude throughput capacity of 302,000 barrels per day.
The logistics operations consist of Delek Logistics. Delek US and its affiliates also own the general partner and an approximate 80 percent limited partner interest in Delek Logistics. Delek Logistics is a growth-oriented master limited partnership focused on owning and operating midstream energy infrastructure assets.
The convenience store retail business operates approximately 250 convenience stores in central and west Texas and New Mexico.
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