GLOBAL PARTNERS LP — Capital/Financing Update 2009

Dec 8, 2009

8-K 1 a09-35032_18k.htm 8-K

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 4, 2009

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:

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

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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Item 8.01. Other Events

Pursuant to Section 2.13 of Global Partners LP’s Credit Agreement dated October 4, 2005 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), the Borrowers (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) requested an increase in the Total WC Revolver Commitment (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) in an amount equal to $100.0 million. On December 4, 2009, certain lenders under the Credit Agreement agreed to fund said $100.0 million increase which increases the total available commitments under the Credit Agreement from $750.0 million to $850.0 million.

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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.

By:	Global GP LLC,
	its general
partner
Dated: December 8,
2009	By:	/s/ Edward J.
Faneuil
		Executive Vice
President,
		General Counsel
and Secretary

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