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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-15-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150101
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150105

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000789460
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-PETROLEUM & PETROLEUM PRODUCTS (NO BULK STATIONS) [5172]
		IRS NUMBER:				592459427
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			FL
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-09533
		FILM NUMBER:		15502525

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9800 N.W. 41ST STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			MIAMI
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33178
		BUSINESS PHONE:		305-428-8001

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9800 N.W. 41ST STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			MIAMI
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			33178

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	INTERNATIONAL RECOVERY CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>UNITED
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      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>WASHINGTON,
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>CURRENT
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Date of
      Report (Date of earliest event reported): &#160;January 1, 2015</font><br><br><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>WORLD
      FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION</b></font><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font><br><br>
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            <b>Florida</b>
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            <b>1-9533</b>
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            <b>59-2459427</b>
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            incorporation)
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            (Commission File
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            Number)
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            Identification No.)
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            <b>9800 N.W. 41<sup>st</sup> Street, Suite 400</b>
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            <b>Miami</b>
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            <b>33178</b>
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            <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">(Address
            of principal executive offices)</font>
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            Code)</font>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#8217;s telephone number, including
      area code:</font><font style="font-size: 10pt"><b> (305) 428-8000</b></font><br>
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Check the
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      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial Unicode MS">&#8414;</font>
      <font style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Times New Roman">Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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      <b>Item 5.02.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election
      of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
      of Certain Officers.</b>
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      Effective January 1, 2015, the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of World
      Fuel Services Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) elected Jorge L. Benitez as a
      director of the Company.&#160;&#160;Mr. Benitez will serve as a member of the
      Technology and Operations and Governance committees.
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      Mr. Benitez will receive the standard non-employee director compensation
      for serving on the Board and its committees, including 1,234 restricted
      stock units representing a pro-rated portion of the annual equity grant,
      which will vest on the earlier of: (i) the day prior to the Company&#8217;s
      2015 annual meeting of shareholders or (ii) May 29, 2015.
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      The Company also entered into a director indemnification agreement with
      Mr. Benitez, the form of which was previously filed as Exhibit 99.2 to
      the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
      Exchange Commission on February 24, 2003.
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    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Benitez and any
      other person pursuant to which Mr. Benitez was selected as a director of
      the Company.&#160;&#160;Mr. Benitez is also not a party to any transaction that
      would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
    </p>
    <p style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 30.0px">
      A copy of the Company&#8217;s press release announcing the election of Mr.
      Benitez is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
      reference.
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      <b>Item 9.01. &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</b>
      &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;
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            (c)
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            Exhibits
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            <u>Exhibit No.</u>
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            99.1
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            Press Release, dated January 5, 2015
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      <b>SIGNATURES</b>
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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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            Date:
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            January 5, 2015
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            &#160;
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            <b>World Fuel Services Corporation</b>
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        <td style="width: 5%">

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          &#160;
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          &#160;
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            /s/ R. Alexander Lake
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            &#160;
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        <td valign="top" style="width: 40%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            &#160;
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        <td style="width: 5%">

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        <td valign="top" colspan="2" style="text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
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            R. Alexander Lake
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        <td style="width: 40%">

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        <td style="width: 5%">

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            Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
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        <td style="width: 40%">

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        <td style="width: 5%">

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            Corporate Secretary
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      EXHIBIT INDEX<br><br>
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            <u>Exhibit No.</u>
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          &#160;
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        <td valign="top" style="width: 83%; text-align: left; padding-left: 0.0px">
          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            <u>Description</u>
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        <td style="width: 12%">

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        <td style="width: 5%">

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          &#160;
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            99.1
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          <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px">
            Press Release, dated January 5, 2015.
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      <b>Exhibit 99.1</b>
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    <p style="text-align: center">
      <font style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman"><b>World
      Fuel Services Corporation Names Jorge L. Benitez to the Board of
      Directors</b></font>
    </p>
    <p>
      MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--January 5, 2015--World Fuel Services Corporation
      (NYSE: INT) today announced that it has appointed Jorge L. Benitez to
      the Board of Directors of the company.
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Benitez retired from Accenture in August 2014 after more than 33
      years of service, the last three years of which Mr. Benitez served as
      Chief Executive of North America, where he had primary responsibility
      for Accenture&#8217;s business and operations in North America. From September
      2006 to August 2011, Mr. Benitez served as Chief Operating Officer,
      Products Operating Group, the largest of Accenture&#8217;s five operating
      groups, where he was responsible for executing the business strategy and
      ensuring operational excellence across a wide set of consumer industry
      groups, including: automotive; air, freight &amp; travel services;
      industrial equipment; and infrastructure &amp; transportation services.
      Prior to that, Mr. Benitez held various senior leadership roles and
      other positions since joining Accenture in 1981.
    </p>
    <p>
      &#8220;We are extremely pleased to welcome Jorge to our board,&#8221; said Michael
      J. Kasbar, chairman and chief executive officer. &#8220;His strategic and
      operational experience will prove invaluable on our path forward to
      creating value for our customers, suppliers and shareholders in the
      years ahead.&#8221;
    </p>
    <p>
      Mr. Benitez will serve as a member of the Technology and Operations and
      Governance committees.
    </p>
    <p>
      <u>About World Fuel Services Corporation</u>
    </p>
    <p>
      Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Fuel Services is a global fuel
      logistics, transaction and payment processing company, principally
      engaged in the distribution of fuel and related products and services in
      the aviation, marine and land transportation industries. World Fuel
      Services sells fuel and delivers services to its clients at more than
      8,000 locations in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
    </p>
    <p>
      The company's global team of market makers provides deep domain
      expertise in all aspects of aviation, marine and land fuel management.
      Aviation customers include commercial airlines, cargo carriers, private
      aircraft and fixed base operators (FBOs), as well as the United States
      and foreign governments. World Fuel Services' marine customers include
      international container and tanker fleets, cruise lines and time-charter
      operators, as well as the United States and foreign governments. Land
      customers include petroleum distributors, retail petroleum operators,
      and industrial, commercial, and government accounts. The company also
      offers transaction management services which consist of card payment
      solutions and merchant processing services to customers in the aviation,
      marine and land transportation industries. For more information, call
      305-428-8000 or visit <u>www.wfscorp.com</u>.
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      CONTACT:<br>World Fuel Services Corporation<br>Ira M. Birns, 305-428-8000<br>Executive
      Vice President &amp; Chief Financial Officer
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