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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Northern Tier Energy LP | d482457dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2013
Northern Tier Energy LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35612 | 80-0763623 | ||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||
| 38C Grove Street, Suite 100 Ridgefield, Connecticut |
06877 | |||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 244-6550
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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| ITEM 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 11, 2013, Northern Tier Energy LP (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing a cash distribution for the quarter ended December 31, 2012. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K.
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. Important factors that could cause results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of the Partnership’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 13, 2012 and in the Partnership’s prospectus, filed on January 18, 2013 with the SEC, that forms a part of the Partnership’s registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-185124).
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is being “furnished” as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 11, 2013. |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Northern Tier Energy LP | ||||||
| By: | Northern Tier Energy GP LLC, | |||||
| its general partner | ||||||
| Date: February 11, 2013 | By: | /s/ Peter T. Gelfman | ||||
| Peter T. Gelfman | ||||||
| Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||