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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 9, 2025, Sean T. Geary, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Global GP LLC (the “General Partner”), the general partner of Global Partners LP (the “Partnership”), notified the General Partner that Mr. Geary will resign as the General Partner’s Chief Legal Officer and Secretary effective January 1, 2026. He will continue to be employed as a Senior Legal Advisor to the General Partner and the Partnership following his resignation on terms to be negotiated.
Kristin Seabrook will join the General Partner as Senior Vice President of Legal Transformation on April 14, 2025 and will succeed Mr. Geary as Chief Legal Officer effective January 1, 2026. Previously, Ms. Seabrook was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Counsel and Secretary at Pilot Travel Centers LLC, where she worked from 2007 to 2025. The terms of any plan, contract or arrangement with, or any grant or award to, Ms. Seabrook in connection with her appointment as Chief Legal Officer have not yet been determined.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
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
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| 99.1 | Global Partners LP Press Release dated April 11, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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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.
| GLOBAL PARTNERS LP | ||
| By: | Global GP LLC | |
| its general partner | ||
| Dated: April 11, 2025 | By: | /s/ Sean T. Geary |
| Sean T. Geary | ||
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ||
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