X0306 4 2016-01-20 0 0001533454 Northern Tier Energy LP NTI 0001594900 Bennett Timothy C/O NORTHERN TIER ENERGY LP 1250 W WASHINGTON ST, SUITE 300 TEMPE AZ 85281 1 0 0 0 Common Unit 2016-01-20 4 M 0 4846 0.00 A 8975 D Phantom Unit 2016-01-20 4 M 0 4846 0.00 D Common Units 4846 0 D Phantom Unit 2016-01-20 4 A 0 4202 0.00 A Common Units 4202 4202 D These common units were issued pursuant to a phantom unit award granted to the reporting person on January 21, 2015 (the "2015 Phantom Unit Award"), settled at the election of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Northern Tier Energy GP LLC ("NTI GP"), the general partner of NTI, in NTI common units. Each phantom unit represents a contingent right to receive one common unit representing a limited partner interest in NTI or, at the election of the Board, or such Committee as may be appointed by the Board, the cash value thereof. The phantom units were awarded as compensation for services as a director of NTI GP. The 2015 Phantom Unit Award vested on January 20, 2016, and, at the election of the Compensation Committee of the Board, was settled in NTI common units. These phantom units are scheduled to vest on January 18, 2017. The vested common units underlying the phantom units, or the cash value thereof, will be delivered to the reporting person on or promptly following the vesting date applicable thereto, but no later than the 70th calendar day following the vesting of the phantom units. /s/Timothy Bennett 2016-01-22