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: January 24, 2008
(Date of earliest event reported)
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
001-32593 |
74-3140887 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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P.O. Box 9161 |
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(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:
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On January 24, 2008, Global Partners LP (the "Partnership") issued a press release announcing that the Board of Directors of its general partner, Global GP LLC, declared a quarterly cash distribution of $0.4875 per unit ($1.95 per unit on an annualized basis) on all of its outstanding common and subordinated units for the period from October 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007. On February 14, 2008, the Partnership will pay such cash distribution to its common and subordinated unitholders of record as of the close of business February 5, 2008. This distribution represents increases of approximately 7.1% over the quarterly distribution of $0.4550 paid in February 2007 and 1.6% over the quarterly distribution of $0.4800 paid in November 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein in its entirety.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Partnership specifically states that the information is to be considered "filed" under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless the Partnership specifically states that the information is to be considered "filed" under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by reference into a filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Global Partners LP Press Release dated January 24, 2008 |
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.
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GLOBAL PARTNERS LP |
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By: |
Global GP LLC, |
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| Date: |
January 24, 2008 |
By: |
/s/ Edward J. Faneuil |
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Edward J. Faneuil |
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Executive Vice President, |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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| 99.1 |
Global Partners LP Press Release dated January 24, 2008 |