8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549

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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 31, 2017

WESTERN REFINING LOGISTICS, LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 001-36114 (Commission File Number) 46-3205923 (IRS Employer Identification Number)

212 N. Clark Street

El Paso, Texas 79905

(Address of principal executive office and zip code)

(915) 775-3300(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

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 8.01     Other Events.

On January 31, 2017, the Board of Directors of Western Refining Logistics GP, LLC, the general partner of Western Refining Logistics, LP (the “Partnership”), declared a quarterly cash distribution for the fourth quarter of 2016 of $0.4375 per unit. The distribution will be paid on March 1, 2017, to all unitholders of record at the close of market on February 13, 2017. On January 31, 2017, the Partnership issued a press release announcing this cash distribution. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 31, 2017

SIGNATURES

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.

WESTERN REFINING LOGISTICS, LP

By: Western Refining Logistics GP, LLC, its

general partner

By: /s/ Karen B. Davis        

Name: Karen B. Davis

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Dated: January 31, 2017

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated January 31, 2017

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Investor and Analyst Contact:	Media Contact:
Michelle Clemente	Gary Hanson
(602) 286-1533	(602) 286-1777
Jeffrey S. Beyersdorfer
(602) 286-1530

WESTERN REFINING LOGISTICS, LP

ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DISTRIBUTION

EL PASO, Texas - January 31, 2017 -The Board of Directors of the general partner of Western Refining Logistics, LP (NYSE: WNRL) declared a quarterly cash distribution for the fourth quarter 2016 of $0.4375 per unit, or $1.75 per unit on an annualized basis. This distribution represents a 3.6 percent increase over the quarterly distribution of $0.4225 per unit paid in November 2016, and is the 12th consecutive increase in the quarterly distribution. The fourth quarter distribution will be paid on March 1, 2017, to all unitholders of record at the close of market on February 13, 2017.

About Western Refining Logistics, LP

Western Refining Logistics, LP is principally a fee-based, growth-oriented master limited partnership formed by Western Refining, Inc. (NYSE:WNR) to own, operate, develop and acquire terminals, storage tanks, pipelines and other logistics assets related to the terminalling, transportation and storage of crude oil and refined products. Headquartered in El Paso, Texas, Western Refining Logistics, LP's assets include approximately 690 miles of pipelines, approximately 12.4 million barrels of active storage capacity, distribution of wholesale petroleum products and crude oil and asphalt trucking.

More information about Western Refining Logistics is available at www.wnrl.com.

This release is intended to serve as qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of Western Refining Logistics' distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, Western Refining Logistics' distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate.