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 20, 2017

GLOBAL PARTNERS LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(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:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company     ⃞

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.     ⃞

On December 20, 2017, Charles A. Rudinsky, Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Global GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Global Partners LP (the “Partnership”), notified the General Partner that Mr. Rudinsky will resign as the General Partner’s Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer effective December 31, 2017. He will continue to be employed as a Senior Advisor to the Chief Financial Officer for calendar years 2018 and 2019 on terms to be negotiated.  

Effective January 1, 2018, Mr. Matthew Spencer, age 38, will commence serving as the Chief Accounting Officer of the General Partner. Mr. Spencer was appointed to serve as the Chief Accounting Officer by the Board of Directors of the General Partner on December 21, 2017. He has been serving as Controller of the General Partner since September 24, 2012. Mr. Spencer joined the Partnership from SharkNinja Operating LLC (formerly Euro-Pro Operating LLC), where he served as Assistant Controller. Prior to that he was a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young. The terms of any plan, contract or arrangement with, or any grant or award to, Mr. Spencer in connection with his appointment have not yet been determined.

The information set forth under Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in Item 7.01 by reference.

The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of 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, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

A copy of the Partnership’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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.

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