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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                    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): AUGUST 10, 2006

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

              Delaware                 001-32593            74-3140887
    (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission         (IRS Employer
          of incorporation)           File Number)     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)

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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     Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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     Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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     Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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ITEM 2.02.   RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

     On August 10, 2006, Global Partners LP (the "Partnership") issued a press
release announcing its second quarter 2006 financial results. The press release
contains measures that may be deemed non-GAAP financial measures as defined in
Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act"). The most directly comparable generally accepted accounting
principle ("GAAP") financial measures and information reconciling the GAAP and
non-GAAP financial measures are also included in the press release. A copy of
the Partnership's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein in its entirety.

     The information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 in this report on Form 8-K,
including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability 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 Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

ITEM 7.01.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     The information set forth under Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form
8-K is hereby incorporated in Item 7.01 by reference.

     The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this report on Form 8-K,
including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability 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 Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

ITEM 9.01.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

      (d)    Exhibit
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     99.1*   Global Partners LP Press Release dated August 10, 2006

     *   Furnished herewith.



                                   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:  August 10, 2006                        By: /s/ Edward J. Faneuil
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                                                   Executive Vice President,
                                                   General Counsel and Secretary



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

 EXHIBIT
  NUMBER    DESCRIPTION
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  99.1*     Global Partners LP Press Release dated August 10, 2006

*    Furnished herewith.