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): January 4, 2016
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) | (IRS 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
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 4, 2016, Northern Tier Energy LP (“Northern Tier” or the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing that Northern Tier management will participate in the Wolfe Research 2016 Refining Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. The presentation will be available on the Investors section of Northern Tier’s website atwww.northerntier.com beginning January 5, 2016.
On January 4, 2016, Northern Tier also announced that Northern Tier management will participate in the Goldman Sachs Global Energy Conference 2016 in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, January 7, 2016. The presentation will be available on the Investors section of Northern Tier’s website atwww.northerntier.com beginning Thursday, January 7, 2016.
The materials from both conferences will remain available onwww.northerntier.com in accordance with the Partnership’s investor presentation archive policy. 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 January 4, 2016 | |
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 | |
| By: | /s/ Karen B. Davis | |
| Name: | Karen B. Davis | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |
Dated: January 4, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 4, 2016 | |