SEC FORM 4

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^*

Slifka Eric

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O GLOBAL GP LLC

P.O. BOX 9161, 800 SOUTH STREET

(Street)

WALTHAM

02454-9161

(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)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	President and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/04/2005

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Units representing limited partner interests	10/04/2005	10/04/2005	J⁽¹⁾		74,242	A	⁽¹⁾	74,242	I	See footnote (1)
Common Units representing limited partner interests	10/04/2005	10/04/2005	D		73,500	D	$20.542⁽¹⁾	742	I	See footnote (1)
Common Units representing limited partner interests	10/04/2005	10/04/2005	P		25,500	A	$22	26,242	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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Subordinated Units representing limited partner interests	⁽²⁾	10/04/2005	10/04/2005	J⁽¹⁾		564,242		⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Units	564,242	⁽²⁾	564,242	I	See footnote (1)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On October 4, 2005, in connection with the Issuer's initial public offering (the "Offering") of common units ("Common Units") representing limited partner interests, Larea Holdings LLC ("Larea") contributed certain assets to the Issuer and in exchange therefor Larea received (a) 74,242 Common Units, (b) 564,424 subordinated units ("Subordinated Units") representing limited partner interests in the Issuer and (c) a 10% membership interest in Global GP LLC, the general partner of the Issuer. On October 4, 2005, in connection with the Offering, the net proceeds from the exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional Common Units was used to redeem at a price of $20.542 per Common Unit 73,500 Common Units from Larea.As of October 4, 2005, Eric Slifka owns 100% of Larea. Mr. Slifka will be the indirect beneficial owner of the Common Units and the Subordinated Units held by Larea.

2. Each Subordinated Unit will convert into one Common Unit at the end of the subordination period, which will end once the Issuer meets certain financial tests set forth in the agreement of limited partnership of the Issuer, but not before September 30, 2008. These financial tests require the Issuer to have earned and paid the minimum quarterly distributions and arrearages (if any) on all its outstanding units for any three consecutive four quarter periods.

Remarks:

Mr. Slifka is the President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Global GP LLC, the general partner of Global Partners LP, the Issuer.

	Eric Slifka	10/06/2005
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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