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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): September 17, 2015
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.)

1250 W. Washington Street, Suite 300,
Tempe, Arizona
 
85281
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (602) 302-5450

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:

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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 17, 2015, Northern Tier Energy LP (NYSE: NTI) ("Northern Tier" or the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing that the St. Paul Park refinery will be taking the No. 2 Crude Unit down for unplanned maintenance and as a result of this unplanned maintenance, Northern Tier expects a decrease in average daily crude oil throughput for the third quarter 2015. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including the exhibit) is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated September 17, 2015







SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


 
 
 
 
Northern Tier Energy LP
 
 
 
 
By:
 
Northern Tier Energy GP LLC,
 
 
 
 
 
 
its general partner
 
 
 
 
Date: September 17, 2015
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Karen B. Davis
 
 
 
 
 
 
Karen B. Davis
 
 
 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer








EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press Release dated September 17, 2015