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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): September 5, 2006
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:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On September 5, 2006, the Partnership issued a press release announcing
the completion of its approximately $3.9 million acquisition of a refined
petroleum products terminal in Macungie, Pennsylvania from Pipeline Petroleum,
Inc. and one of its affiliates. This terminal, which is located in southeastern
Pennsylvania, has storage capacity for approximately 170,000 barrels of refined
products. The terminal will be a distribution point for three grades of
gasoline, diesel fuel, home heating oil and specialty fuel additives. A copy of
the Partnership's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein in its entirety.
The information furnished pursuant to Item 8.01 in this report on Form
8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes
of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liability 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 Securities
Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information
set forth in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of 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.
(d) Exhibit
99.1* Global Partners LP Press Release dated September 5, 2006
* Furnished 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: September 5, 2006 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 September 5, 2006
* Furnished herewith