UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):  December 4, 2009

 

GLOBAL PARTNERS LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

P.O. Box 9161

800 South Street

Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9161

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(781) 894-8800
(Registrant’s 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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01.          Other Events

 

Pursuant to Section 2.13 of Global Partners LP’s Credit Agreement dated October 4, 2005 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), the Borrowers (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) requested an increase in the Total WC Revolver Commitment (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) in an amount equal to $100.0 million.  On December 4, 2009, certain lenders under the Credit Agreement agreed to fund said $100.0 million increase which increases the total available commitments under the Credit Agreement from $750.0 million to $850.0 million.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

	GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
	By:	Global GP LLC,
		its general partner
Dated:  December 8, 2009		By:	/s/ Edward J. Faneuil
			Executive Vice President,
			General Counsel and Secretary

 

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