FORM 3
        
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

Western Acquisition Holdings, LLC

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
6/23/2016 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Northern Tier Energy LP [NTI]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC., 123 W. MILLS AVENUE SUITE 200

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)

EL PASO, TX 79901       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 		3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Units   57325033   (1) D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 		2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  On June 23, 2016, Western Acquisition Co, LLC ("MergerCo"), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Western Refining, Inc. ("WNR"), merged with and into Northern Tier Energy LP ("NTI"), with NTI surviving the merger (the "Merger") as a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of WNR. All of the limited liability company interests in MergerCo outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), which were held by Western Acquisition Holdings, LLC, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of NT InterHoldCo LLC, were converted into, in the aggregate, the number of NTI common units (excluding any NTI common units already owned by WNR or any of its subsidiaries) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. On June 23, 2016, the last trading day for NTI common units, the closing price of NTI common units was $21.15 per unit and the closing price of WNR's common stock was $20.25.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Western Acquisition Holdings, LLC
C/O WESTERN REFINING, INC.
123 W. MILLS AVENUE SUITE 200
EL PASO, TX 79901
X


Signatures
/s/ Gary R. Dalke, Chief Financial Officer of Western Acquisition Holdings, LLC 6/30/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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