UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Global Partners LP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware | 74-3140887 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
P.O. Box 9161, 800 South St. Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9161 (Address of principal executive offices and zip code) | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | |
Title of each class to be so registered 9.50% Series B Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units representing limited partner interests | Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered The New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities concurrently with a Regulation A offering, check the following box ¨
Securities Act registration statement or Regulation A offering statement file number to which this form relates: 333-252305
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
A description of the 9.50% Series B Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the “Series B Preferred Units”) representing limited partner interests in Global Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Registrant”), is set forth under the captions “Description of Series B Preferred Units” and “Material Tax Considerations” in the Registrant’s prospectus supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) dated March 17, 2021 and filed by the Registrant with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, relating to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-252305) and which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. The summary descriptions of the Series B Preferred Units do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the exhibits, which are hereby incorporated herein and may be amended from time to time.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The following exhibits to this Registration Statement on Form 8-A are incorporated by reference from the documents specified which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP | |||
By: | GLOBAL GP LLC | ||
its General Partner | |||
By: | /s/ Edward J. Faneuil | ||
Name: | Edward J. Faneuil | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Date: March 24, 2021
[Signature Page to Form 8-A]