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Table of Contents ( Mark One ) ☐ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , D.C. 20549 ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 filer FORM 10 - K For the transition period from Delaware ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) filer Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of each class Commission file number 001-32593 Global Partners LP ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Common Units representing limited partner interests 9.75 % Series A Fixed - to - Floating Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units representing limited partner interests Non - accelerated to P.O. Box 9161 800 South Street Waltham , Massachusetts 02454-9161 ( Address of principal executive offices , including zip code ) ( 781 ) 894-8800 ( Registrant's telephone number , including area code ) Trading Symbol ( s ) GLP GLP pr A ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 74-3140887 Securities registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files . Yes > No □ Name of each exchange on which registered New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated Smaller reporting company 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 . Accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of common units held by non - affiliates of the registrant ( treating directors and executive officers of the registrant's general partner and their affiliates , for this purpose , as if they were affiliates of the registrant ) as of June 30 , 2020 was approximately $ 272,674,585 based on a price per common unit of $ 9.79 , the price at which the common units were last sold as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on such date . As of March 3 , 2021 , 33,995,563 common units were outstanding .