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): October 19, 2011


GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-32593

74-3140887

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

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)



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Item 7.01.          Regulation FD Disclosure

On October 19, 2011, 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 $0.50 per unit ($2.00 per unit on an annualized basis) on all of its outstanding common units for the period from July 1, 2011 through September 30, 2011.  On November 14, 2011, the Partnership will pay such cash distribution to its common unitholders of record as of the close of business November 3, 2011.  A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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 the 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

(d)  

Exhibit

 
99.1 Global Partners LP Press Release dated October 19, 2011

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:

October 19, 2011

 

By:

/s/ Edward J. Faneuil

 

Executive Vice President,

 

General Counsel and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

Global Partners LP Press Release dated October 19, 2011