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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) × ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 □ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( D ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from Commission file number : 001-39875 to GLOBAL PARTNER ACQUISITION CORP II ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Cayman Islands ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) 7 Rye Ridge Plaza , Suite 350 Rye Brook , NY ( Address of principal executive offices ) N / A ( I.R.S. Employer Identification Number ) 10573 ( Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 917 ) 793-1965 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Title of Each Class : Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered : Units , each consisting of one Class A ordinary share , $ .0001 par value , and one - sixth of one redeemable warrant Class A ordinary shares included as part of the units Redeemable warrants included as part of the units Trading Symbol ( s ) GPACU The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC GPAC GPACW The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC 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 ㅁ No ☑ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Exchange 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 ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files ) . Yes ☑ No □ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S - K is not contained herein , and will not be contained , to the best of registrant's knowledge , in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10 - K or any amendment to this Form 10 - K . ☑ 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 definition of “ large accelerated filer , ” “ accelerated filer , “ smaller reporting company ” and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Accelerated filer 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 . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ) . Yes ☑ No □ The registrant's shares were not listed on any exchange and had no value as of the last business day of the second fiscal quarter of 2020 . The registrant's units begin trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market on January 12 , 2021. The aggregate market value of the units outstanding , other than units held by persons who may be deemed affiliates of the registrant , computed by reference to the closing price of the units on March 9 , 2021 , as reported on the Nasdaq Capital Market , was $ 305,400,000 . As of March 9 , 2021 , there were 30,000,000 units , each consisting of one Class A ordinary share , $ .0001 par value , and one - sixth of one redeemable warrant , of the registrant issued and outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE