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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MCKENZIE ROBERT G   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HollyFrontier Corp [HFC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 4550 RHEIMS PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/25/2011 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75205 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(1) V 200 D $ 0 57,614 (2) D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(1) V 200 D $ 0 57,414 D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(1) V 200 D $ 0 57,214 D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(3) V 200 D $ 0 57,014 D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(3) V 200 D $ 0 56,814 D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(3) V 200 D $ 0 56,614 D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G V 200 D $ 0 56,414 D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G V 200 D $ 0 56,214 D   Common Stock 01/25/2012   A   4,600 A $ 0 (4) 60,814 D   Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(1) V 200 A $ 0 1,200 (2) I UTMA Custodian for Granddaughter Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(1) V 200 A $ 0 200 I UTMA Custodian for Granddaughter Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(1) V 200 A $ 0 200 I UTMA Custodian for Granddaughter Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(3) V 200 A $ 0 200 I UTMA Custodian for Grandson Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(3) V 200 A $ 0 200 I UTMA Custodian for Grandson Common Stock 10/25/2011   G(3) V 200 A $ 0 200 I UTMA Custodian for Grandson

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MCKENZIE ROBERT G 4550 RHEIMS PLACE DALLAS, TX 75205	X

Signatures

Walter W. Zimmerman, attorney in fact		01/27/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Transfer to reporting person as custodian for granddaughter under the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2)	The reporting person's ownership was adjusted to reflect the 2-for-1 stock split of HollyFrontier Corporation common stock, which occurred on August 31, 2011.
(3)	Transfer to reporting person as custodian for grandson under the Uniform Transfer to Minors Act. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(4)	Restricted stock units granted under the HollyFrontier Corporation Long-Term Incentive Compensation Plan which are subject to restrictions that will lapse on December 1, 2012, provided the reporting person has continued serving on the company's board of directors until such time, and which will be paid in a lump sum within 30 days following December 1, 2012 in the form of shares of the company's common stock equal to the number of vested restricted stock units that were awarded.

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