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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November&nbsp;12, 2013 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Northern Tier Energy LP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>001-35612</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>80-0763623</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>38C Grove Street, Suite 100</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Ridgefield, Connecticut</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: (203)&nbsp;244-6550 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable.</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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): </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.01</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Change in Control of the Registrant. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;12, 2013, Northern Tier Holdings
LLC (&#147;NTH&#148;) and Western Refining, Inc. (&#147;Buyer&#148;) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the &#147;Purchase Agreement&#148;) pursuant to which Buyer purchased from NTH all of NTH&#146;s interests in NT InterHoldCo LLC
(&#147;HoldCo&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTH that holds all of the membership interests in Northern Tier Energy GP LLC , the general partner (the &#147;General Partner&#148;) of Northern Tier Energy LP (the &#147;Partnership&#148;) and
35,622,500 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership for $775,000,000 plus the distribution on the common units acquired by Buyer with respect to the quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2013 (the &#147;Transaction&#148;).
Buyer&#146;s sources of funds for the Transaction consideration consisted of $230.5 million of cash on hand and $544.5 million in cash that was provided pursuant to a Senior Secured Term Loan B facility provided by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
&amp; Smith Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC. The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement were consummated on November&nbsp;12, 2013. As of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Buyer has the
ability to appoint all of the members of our general partner&#146;s board of directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information contained in Items 5.02 in this
Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item&nbsp;5.01. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Departure of Directors; Election of Directors. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with the closing of the
Transaction, on November&nbsp;12, 2013, Bernard Aronson, Jonathan Ginns, Michael MacDougall, and Eric Liaw each resigned as a member of the board of directors of the General Partner. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Also in connection with the closing of the Transaction, on November&nbsp;12, 2013, Paul L. Foster, Jeff A. Stevens, Scott D. Weaver and Lowry
Barfield were each appointed to the board of directors of the General Partner. Mr.&nbsp;Weaver was appointed as a member and chairman of the General Partner&#146;s Nominating&nbsp;&amp; Governance Committee, and Mr.&nbsp;Barfield was appointed as a
member of the General Partner&#146;s Nominating&nbsp;&amp; Governance Committee. There are no relationships between Mssrs. Foster, Stevens, Weaver and Barfield that would require disclosure pursuant to Item&nbsp;404(a) of Regulation S-K. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Regulation FD Disclosure. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;12, 2013, the Partnership issued a press
release describing the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item&nbsp;7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is
deemed to be &#147;furnished&#148; and shall not be deemed to be &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;12, 2013, Northern Tier Energy LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership (&#147;NTE LLC&#148;) entered into a commitment letter with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC (collectively, the
&#147;Lenders&#148;), pursuant to which the Lenders have committed to provide a </P>

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$275 million senior secured term loan facility (the &#147;Facility&#148;) for the repurchase of NTE LLC&#146;s Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) that may be tendered pursuant
to an offer to purchase the Notes made by NTE LLC in connection with the Transaction (the &#147;Offer to Purchase&#148;).&nbsp;Northern Tier Energy LLC intends to enter into and borrow under the Facility, if at all, only to the extent necessary to
fund the repurchase of the Notes tendered in connection with the Offer to Purchase, based on the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered and Northern Tier Energy LLC&#146;s available cash at the applicable payment date under the Offer to
Purchase.&nbsp;The obligations of the Lenders to enter into and provide funding under the Facility are subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements with Northern Tier Energy LLC with respect the Facility, the tender of at least $25 million
principal amount of the Notes in connection with the Offer to Purchase and other conditions customary for a transaction of this type. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Northern Tier Energy GP LLC,</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">its
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Peter T. Gelfman</TD></TR>
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Form 8-K
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): November 12, 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)
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Ridgefield, Connecticut
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Item 5.01
Change in Control of the Registrant.
On November 12, 2013, Northern Tier Holdings
LLC ("NTH") and Western Refining, Inc. ("Buyer") entered into a Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which Buyer purchased from NTH all of NTH's interests in NT InterHoldCo LLC
("HoldCo"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of NTH that holds all of the membership interests in Northern Tier Energy GP LLC , the general partner (the "General Partner") of Northern Tier Energy LP (the "Partnership") and
35,622,500 common units representing limited partner interests in the Partnership for $775,000,000 plus the distribution on the common units acquired by Buyer with respect to the quarter ended September 30, 2013 (the "Transaction").
Buyer's sources of funds for the Transaction consideration consisted of $230.5 million of cash on hand and $544.5 million in cash that was provided pursuant to a Senior Secured Term Loan B facility provided by Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner
& Smith Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC. The transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement were consummated on November 12, 2013. As of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Buyer has the
ability to appoint all of the members of our general partner's board of directors.
The information contained in Items 5.02 in this
Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.
Item 5.02
Departure of Directors; Election of Directors.
In connection with the closing of the
Transaction, on November 12, 2013, Bernard Aronson, Jonathan Ginns, Michael MacDougall, and Eric Liaw each resigned as a member of the board of directors of the General Partner.
Also in connection with the closing of the Transaction, on November 12, 2013, Paul L. Foster, Jeff A. Stevens, Scott D. Weaver and Lowry
Barfield were each appointed to the board of directors of the General Partner. Mr. Weaver was appointed as a member and chairman of the General Partner's Nominating & Governance Committee, and Mr. Barfield was appointed as a
member of the General Partner's Nominating & Governance Committee. There are no relationships between Mssrs. Foster, Stevens, Weaver and Barfield that would require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 12, 2013, the Partnership issued a press
release describing the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is
deemed to be "furnished" and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
Item 8.01
Other Events.
On November 12, 2013, Northern Tier Energy LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Partnership ("NTE LLC") entered into a commitment letter with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and UBS Securities LLC (collectively, the
"Lenders"), pursuant to which the Lenders have committed to provide a
$275 million senior secured term loan facility (the "Facility") for the repurchase of NTE LLC's Senior Secured Notes due 2020 (the "Notes") that may be tendered pursuant
to an offer to purchase the Notes made by NTE LLC in connection with the Transaction (the "Offer to Purchase"). Northern Tier Energy LLC intends to enter into and borrow under the Facility, if at all, only to the extent necessary to
fund the repurchase of the Notes tendered in connection with the Offer to Purchase, based on the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered and Northern Tier Energy LLC's available cash at the applicable payment date under the Offer to
Purchase. The obligations of the Lenders to enter into and provide funding under the Facility are subject to the negotiation of definitive agreements with Northern Tier Energy LLC with respect the Facility, the tender of at least $25 million
principal amount of the Notes in connection with the Offer to Purchase and other conditions customary for a transaction of this type.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Other Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press Release issued November 12, 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: November 14, 2013
By:
/s/ Peter T. Gelfman
Peter T. Gelfman
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press release dated November 12, 2013.