UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): May 16, 2014

 

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)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

P.O. Box 9161
800 South Street
Waltham, Massachusetts  02454-9161
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 7.01                                           Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On May 16, 2014, Global Partners LP (“Global”) received a subpoena from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) requesting information for relevant time periods primarily relating to Global’s accounting for Renewable Identification Numbers and the recent restatement of its consolidated financial statements as of and for the quarters ended March 31, 2013, June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013.  Global intends to cooperate fully with the SEC.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: May 19, 2014

 

 

 

 

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

 

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