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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 * WATCHMAKER KENNETH I   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 _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP, 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2016 (Street) WALTHAM, MA 02453 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 12/31/2016   M   2,715 A $ 19.45 (1) 25,779 D   Common units representing limited partner interests 01/02/2017   M   3,553 A $ 19.45 (1) 29,332 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

Phantom units representing limited partner interests (3)

$ 0 (2)

12/31/2016

M

2,715

12/31/2016(4)

12/31/2016(4)

Common units representing limited partner interests

2,715

$ 0 (3)

0

D

Phantom units representing limited partner interests (3)

$ 0 (2)

01/02/2017

M

3,553

01/02/2017(5)

01/02/2018(5)

Common units representing limited partner interests

3,553

$ 0 (3)

3,553

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WATCHMAKER KENNETH I C/O GLOBAL PARTNERS LP 800 SOUTH STREET, SUITE 500 WALTHAM, MA 02453	X

Signatures

Edward J. Faneuil, Attorney-in-Fact for Kenneth I. Watchmaker		01/04/2017
**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)	Closing market price on December 30, 2016.
(2)	Phantom units representing limited partner interests in Global Partners LP ("Phantom Units") convert into common units representing limited partner interests in Global Partners LP ("Common Units").
(3)	Each Phantom Unit is the economic equivalent of one Common Unit.
(4)	Pursuant to a Grant Agreement dated June 27, 2013, the Reporting Person was granted 8,145 Phantom Units. Upon satisfying the vesting conditions set forth in said Grant Agreement, the Phantom Units vest as follows: 33 1/3% each on December 31, 2014, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016.
(5)	Pursuant to a Grant Agreement dated April 20, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted 10,659 Phantom Units. Upon satisfying the vesting conditions set forth in said Grant Agreement, the Phantom Units vest as follows: 33 1/3% each on January 2, 2016, January 2, 2017 and January 2, 2018.

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