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):  July 19, 2012


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 July 19, 2012, 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 $0.5250 per unit ($2.10 per unit on an annualized basis) on all of its outstanding common units for the period from April 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012.  On August 14, 2012, the Partnership will pay such cash distribution to its common unitholders of record as of the close of business August 3, 2012.  This distribution represents an increase of 5% over the quarterly distribution of $0.50 per unit paid in May 2012.  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 July 19, 2012

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:

July 19, 2012

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 July 19, 2012