Sec Form 4 Filing - LAMP DAVID L @ Northern Tier Energy LP - 2016-06-23

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person LAMP DAVID L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Northern Tier Energy LP [ NTI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NORTHERN TIER ENERGY LP, 1250 W, WASHINGTON ST, SUITE 300 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 06/23/2016 (Street) TEMPE, AZ85281 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Units 06/23/2016 D 354,129 ( 1 ) D 0 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Phantom Units ( 3 ) 06/23/2016 D 131,309 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Units 131,309 $ 0 ( 3 ) 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other LAMP DAVID L C/O NORTHERN TIER ENERGY LP, 1250 W WASHINGTON ST, SUITE 300 TEMPE, AZ85281 X President and CEO Signatures /s/ David L. Lamp 06/27/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This total includes: (a) 220,795 common units of the Issuer held by the reporting person which were converted into the right to receive, at his election but subject to proration, (i) $15.00 in cash without interest and 0.2986 of a share of Western Refining, Inc. ("WNR") common stock, (ii) $26.06 in cash without interest or (iii) 0.7036 of a share of WNR common stock, and (b) 133,334 unvested restricted units of the Issuer which were cancelled and replaced with comparable WNR equity awards, in each case, in connection with the merger of the Issuer with a wholly owned subsidiary of WNR, effective June 23, 2016. ( 2 )On June 23, 2016, the last trading day for the common units of the Issuer, the closing price of the common units of the Issuer was $21.15 per unit and the closing price of WNR common stock was $20.25. The Issuer did not provide value as consideration for cancellation of the 133,334 unvested restricted units. The reporting person received comparable WNR equity awards for the unvested restricted units in connection with the merger. ( 3 )The time-based phantom units of the Issuer held by the reporting person immediately prior to the effective time of the merger were cancelled on June 23, 2016, in connection with the merger. The Issuer did not provide value as consideration for the cancellation. The reporting person received comparable WNR equity awards in connection with the merger.

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