Sec Form 4 Filing - Spencer Matthew @ GLOBAL PARTNERS LP - 2025-02-26

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, 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 Spencer Matthew 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GLOBAL PARTNERS LP [ GLP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP, 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/26/2025 (Street) WALTHAM, MA02453 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 ( 1 ) 02/26/2025 A 17,752 ( 2 ) A $ 0 45,595 D Common units representing limited partner interests 02/26/2025 F 7,450 ( 3 ) D $ 58.17 38,145 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 o f Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Spencer Matthew C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500 WALTHAM, MA02453 Chief Accounting Officer Signatures Amy J. Gould, Attorney-in-Fact for Matthew Spencer 02/28/2025 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each phantom unit representing the right to receive one Common Unit upon vesting ("Phantom Unit") converts into a common unit representing a limited partner interest in the Issuer ("Common Unit") on a one-for-one basis. ( 2 )Represents Common Units representing a limited partner interest in the Issuer that were earned under an award of performance phantom units ("Performance Units"), granted to the Reporting Person on June 8, 2022. Each Performance Unit represents a contingent right to receive one Common Unit, subject to the Issuer's level of achievement with respect to the certain distributable cash flow performance goal for the applicable performance period. Pursuant to the terms of the award agreement, the Reporting Person earned 200% of the target number of Performance Units, all of which settled in Common Units. ( 3 )Each Common Unit was withheld at the request of the Reporting Person to satisfy the tax withholding obligations of the Reporting Person.

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