Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Tesoro Corporation ("Tesoro" or the "Company") previously reported on Form 8-K dated April 21, 2009 the promotion of Charles S. Parrish to Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and agreed to enter into an Employment Agreement (the "Agreement") with Mr. Parrish. In addition, Tesoro reported that the Company would amend the Form 8-K to file the Agreement upon execution. On May 7, 2009, the Agreement was executed between the Company and Mr. Parrish. The employment agreement provides, among other things, additional compensation and extension of certain benefits in connection with certain events, as more fully described in the Agreement. The employment agreement is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 Employment Agreement between the Company and Charles S. Parrish dated as of May 7, 2009.

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