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*
Romaine Mark

(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)
COO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/07/2020
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 08/07/2020 M 15,854(1) A $0 68,956 D
Common units representing limited partner interests 08/07/2020 F 4,651(2) D $10.7(3) 64,305 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(4) $0(1) 08/01/2020 M 15,854 (5) (5) Common units representing limited partner interests 15,854 $0 47,561 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. Each Common Unit was withheld at the request of the Reporting Person to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person.
3. The Issuer's closing market price on July 31, 2020.
4. Each Phantom Unit is the economic equivalent of one Common Unit.
5. Pursuant to a Grant Agreement dated August 16, 2017, the Reporting Person was granted 63,415 Phantom Units. Upon satisfying the vesting conditions set forth in said Grant Agreement, the Phantom Units vest as follows: 25% on August 1, 2020, 60% on August 1, 2021 and 100% on August 1, 2022.
Remarks:
REMARKS: Mr. Mark Romaine is the Chief Operating Officer of Global GP LLC, the general partner of Global Partners LP, the Issuer.
Edward J. Faneuil, Attorney-in-Fact for Mark Romaine 08/10/2020
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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