Lehigh Gas Partners LP Declares Cash Distribution

For Fourth Quarter 2012

ALLENTOWN, PA (January 17, 2013) - Lehigh Gas Partners LP (NYSE:LGP) announced today that the Board of Directors of its general partner, Lehigh Gas GP LLC, has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.2948 per unit  on all of its outstanding units.  This cash distribution represents a prorated amount that, on an equivalent, full-quarter basis, would be equal to Lehigh Gas Partners' minimum quarterly distribution of $0.4375 per unit per quarter ($1.75 per unit on an annualized basis). This prorated amount corresponds to the period from the closing date of Lehigh Gas Partners' initial public offering on October 30, 2012 through the end of its fiscal quarter on December 31, 2012. All unit holders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2013 will receive the cash dividend on February 15, 2013.

About Lehigh Gas Partners
Lehigh Gas Partners, headquartered in Allentown, Pa., was formed to engage in the wholesale distribution of motor fuels and to own and lease real estate used in the retail distribution of motor fuels.  Lehigh Gas Partners owns and leases sites located in nine states: Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, New York, Massachusetts, Kentucky, New Hampshire and Maine.  For additional information, please visit www.lehighgaspartners.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains "forward-looking statements," which are based on current plans and expectations and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to vary materially.  For a full discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please refer to the "Risk Factors" section of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 initially filed by Lehigh Gas Partners LP on May 11, 2012 and the information included in subsequent amendments and other filings. These forward-looking statements are based on and include our expectations as of the date hereof. Subsequent events and market developments could cause our expectations to change. While we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if new information becomes available, except as may be required by applicable law.

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CONTACTS:

INVESTORS
Karen Yeakel
Vice President, Investor Relations
Lehigh Gas Partners
610-625-8126
kyeakel@lehighgas.com

MEDIA
Pete Waldron
Vice President, Public Affairs, Corporate Communications & Philanthropy
Lehigh Gas Partners
(610) 625-8073
pwaldron@lehighgas.com


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