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 27, 2016
GLOBAL
PARTNERS LP
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
001-32593 |
74-3140887 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
(Commission |
(IRS Employer |
P.O. Box 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On July 27, 2016, 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 $0.4625 per unit ($1.85 per unit on an annualized basis) on all of its outstanding common units for the period from April 1, 2016 through June 30, 2016. On August 12, 2016, the Partnership will pay such cash distribution to its unitholders of record as of the close of business on August 8, 2016. 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 27, 2016 |
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 |
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By: |
Global GP LLC, |
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its general partner |
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Dated: |
July 27, 2016 |
By: |
/s/ Edward J. Faneuil |
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Executive Vice President, |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description |
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99.1 |
Global Partners LP Press Release dated July 27, 2016 |