Sean T. Geary Form 4 GLOBAL PARTNERS / Sean T. Geary ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Geary Sean T.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP

800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500

(Street)

WALTHAM MA 02453

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GLOBAL PARTNERS LP [ GLP ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Legal Officer & Sec.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/05/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common units representing limited partner interests(1)	01/05/2025		M		3,934(2)	A	$0	28,818.4894	D
Common units representing limited partner interests	01/05/2025		F		1,154(3)	D	$47.25	27,664.4894	D
Common units representing limited partner interests(1)	01/06/2025		M		3,803(4)	A	$0	31,467.4894	D
Common units representing limited partner interests	01/06/2025		F		1,116(3)	D	$47.25	30,351.4894	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Units(5)	$0	01/05/2025		M			3,934	(2)	(2)	Common units representing limited partner interests	3,934	$0	3,934	D
Phantom Units(5)	$0	01/06/2025		M			3,803	(4)	(4)	Common units representing limited partner interests	3,803	$0	7,605	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each phantom unit representing the right to receive one Common Unit upon vesting ("Phantom Unit") converts into a common unit representing a limited partner interest in the Issuer ("Common Unit") on a one-for-one basis.

2. Pursuant to a Grant Agreement dated March 3, 2023, the Reporting Person was granted 11,802 Phantom Units. Upon satisfying the vesting conditions set forth in said Grant Agreement, the Phantom Units cumulatively vested or will vest as follows: one-third on January 5, 2024, one-third on January 5, 2025 and one-third on January 5, 2026.

3. Each Common Unit was withheld at the request of the Reporting Person to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person.

4. Pursuant to a Grant Agreement dated March 25, 2024, the Reporting Person was granted 11,408 Phantom Units. Upon satisfying the vesting conditions set forth in said Grant Agreement, the Phantom Units cumulatively vested or will vest as follows: one-third on January 6, 2025, one-third on January 5, 2026 and one-third on January 5, 2027.

5. Each Phantom Unit is the economic equivalent of one Common Unit.

	Amy J. Gould, Attorney-in-Fact for Sean T. Geary	01/07/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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