8-K

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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):

July 26, 2013 (July 26, 2013)

HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware	001-32225	20-0833098
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

2828 N. Harwood, Suite 1300, Dallas, Texas 75201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(214) 871-3555

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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240.13e-4(c))

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 26, 2013, Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (the “Partnership”) issued a press release announcing the declaration of its regular quarterly distribution, which was increased from the previous quarterly distribution. A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in its entirety.

The information contained in, or incorporated into, this Item 7.01 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference to such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press release of the Partnership issued July 26, 2013 announcing the declaration of its regular quarterly distribution.*

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* Furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

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 hereunto duly authorized.

HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
By:	HEP LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, L.P. its General Partner
By:	HOLLY LOGISTIC SERVICES, L.L.C. its General Partner
By:	/s/ Douglas S. Aron
	Executive Vice President and  Chief Financial Officer

Date:    July 26, 2013

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit NumberExhibit Title

99.1 Press release of the Partnership issued July 26, 2013 announcing the declaration of its regular quarterly distribution.*

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* Furnished herewith.

EX-99.1

Holly Energy Partners Declares Quarterly Distribution; 35^th Consecutive Quarterly Distribution Increase

Increases quarterly distribution to $0.485 per unit from $0.4775 per unit

DALLAS, TX, July 26, 2013 – The Board of Directors of Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:HEP) has declared a cash distribution of $0.485 per unit for the second quarter of 2013. For the prior quarter, $0.4775 was distributed to unitholders. This distribution, which represents a 6.6% increase over the split adjusted $0.455 per unit distribution declared for the second quarter of 2012, marks the thirty‐fifth consecutive quarterly increase. Holly Energy has increased its distribution to unitholders every quarter since becoming a publicly-traded partnership in July 2004. The distribution will be paid on August 14, 2013 to unitholders of record on August 5, 2013.

Holly Energy will announce its second quarter of 2013 earnings on Tuesday, July 30, 2013, before the opening of trading on the NYSE. The partnership will hold a webcast conference on July 30, 2013 at 4:00 pm Eastern time to discuss financial results.

The webcast may be accessed at: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1018662.

This release is intended to be a qualified notice under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446‐4(b). Please note that one hundred percent (100.0%) of Holly Energy Partner’s distributions to foreign investors are attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Accordingly, Holly Energy Partner’s distributions to foreign investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at the highest applicable effective tax rate.

About Holly Energy Partners, L.P.:

Holly Energy Partners, L.P., headquartered in Dallas, Texas, provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, tankage and terminal services to the petroleum industry, including HollyFrontier Corporation, which currently owns a 39% interest (including a 2% general partner interest) in Holly Energy. Holly Energy owns and operates petroleum product and crude pipelines, tankage, terminals and loading facilities located in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Oklahoma, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Kansas and Wyoming. In addition, Holly Energy owns a 75% interest in UNEV Pipeline, LLC, the owner of a Holly Energy operated refined products pipeline running from Salt Lake City, Utah to Las Vegas, Nevada, and related product terminals and a 25% interest in SLC Pipeline LLC, a 95-mile intrastate pipeline system serving refineries in the Salt Lake City, Utah area.
Information about Holly Energy Partners, L.P. may be found on its website at http://www.hollyenergy.com.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, Contact:

Julia Heidenreich, Vice President, Investor Relations

M. Neale Hickerson, Investor Relations

Holly Energy Partners, L.P.

214/954-6511