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Western Refining, Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividend

Wed Apr 9, 2008 8:30pm EDT
EL PASO, Texas--(Business Wire)--
The Board of Directors of Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE: WNR) has
approved its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share on the
Company's common stock. The dividend will be paid on May 7, 2008 to
holders of record at the close of business on April 23, 2008.

   Western Refining, Inc. is an independent refining and marketing
company headquartered in El Paso, Texas. Western has a refinery in El
Paso, two refineries in the Four Corners region of northern New Mexico
and a refinery in Yorktown, Virginia. Western's asset portfolio also
includes refined products terminals in Albuquerque, New Mexico and
Flagstaff, Arizona, asphalt terminals in Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque
and El Paso, retail service stations and convenience stores in
Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico, a fleet of crude oil and finished
product truck transports, and wholesale petroleum products operations
in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah.
More information about the Company is available at www.wnr.com.

   Any statements in this press release, including those about future
payments of dividends, that are not statements of historical fact are
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect the
Company's current expectations regarding future events, results or
outcomes. These expectations may or may not be realized. Some of these
expectations may be based upon assumptions or judgments that prove to
be incorrect. In addition, the Company's business and operations
involve numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company's control, which could result in the Company's expectations
not being realized or otherwise materially affect the Company's
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. Additional
information regarding these and other risks are contained in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Western Refining, Inc.
Mark Cox, 915-534-1400

Copyright Business Wire 2008



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