Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On March 8, 2021, Daphne H. Foster, Chief Financial Officer of Global Partners LP (the "Partnership") announced that she plans to retire, effective August 31, 2021. Ms. Foster also plans to step down as a member of the board of directors of Global GP LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (the "General Partner"), effective August 31, 2021.

On March 8, 2021, Mr. Gregory B. Hanson was appointed Chief Financial Officer of the General Partner, effective September 1, 2021. Mr. Hanson has served as the Partnership's Treasurer since 2014. Mr. Hanson received a bachelor's degree from Colby College and an M.B.A. from Babson College's Franklin W. Olin School of Business. The Partnership intends to file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K in the future when information about any material plan, contract or arrangement to be entered into with Mr. Hanson becomes available.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On March 9, 2021, the Partnership issued a press release announcing the retirement of Ms. Foster as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2021, and the appointment of Mr. Gregory Hanson to succeed Ms. Foster, effective September 1, 2021. A copy of the Partnership's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (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.




Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

   (d)      Exhibits

     99.1     Global Partners LP Press Release dated March 9, 2021

   104      Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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