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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): February 1, 2007
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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ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF
CERTAIN OFFICERS.
On February 1, 2007, Global Partners LP (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that it has appointed two senior executives to expanded roles
within the Company. Thomas J. Hollister, the Company's Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, has been named Chief Operating Officer. Mr.
Hollister will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer. Chief Accounting
Officer ("CAO") Charles A. Rudinsky, formerly a Senior Vice President, has been
promoted to Executive Vice President and Treasurer. He retains the CAO position.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibit
99.1 Global Partners LP Press Release dated February 1, 2007
* Filed 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: February 1, 2007 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 February 1, 2007
* Filed herewith