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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Global Petroleum Corp.   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 __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. BOX 9161, 800 SOUTH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 10/04/2005 (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02454-9161 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Units representing limited partner interests 10/04/2005 10/04/2005 J(1)   226,736 A (1) 226,736 D   Common Units representing limited partner interests 10/04/2005 10/04/2005 D   224,469 D $ 20.542 (1) 2,267 D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Subordinated Units representing limited partner interests

(2)

10/04/2005

10/04/2005

J(1)

1,723,196

(2)

(2)

Common Units

1,723,196

(2)

1,723,196

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Global Petroleum Corp. P.O. BOX 9161 800 SOUTH STREET WALTHAM, MA 02454-9161	X	X

Signatures

Richard Slifka, Treasurer, on behalf of Global Petroleum Corp.		10/06/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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 (the "Offering"), Global Petroleum Corp. ("GPC") contributed certain assets to the Issuer and in exchange therefor GPC received (a) 226,736 Common Units, (b) 1,723,196 subordinated units ("Subordinated Units") representing limited partner interests in the Issuer and (c) a 36% membership interest in Global GP LLC, the general partner of Global Partners LP, 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 224,469 Common Units from GPC.
(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.

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