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): December 19, 2021
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)
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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Units representing limited partner interests
| | GLP
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9.75% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units representing limited partner interests
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9.50% Series B Fixed Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units representing limited partner interests
| | | | New York Stock Exchange
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 19, 2021, Kenneth I. Watchmaker, a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Global GP LLC, the general partner of Global Partners LP (the “Partnership”), notified the Board of his decision to retire from the Board effective December 31, 2021. Mr. Watchmaker’s decision to retire from the Board did not involve any disagreement with the Partnership on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.
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
its general partner |
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| Dated: December 23, 2021 | By:
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| | Sean T. Geary |
| | Acting General Counsel, Secretary and Vice President – Mergers and Acquisitions |
