Global Partners Acquires Boston Harbor Terminal from Global Petroleum Corp.

Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) (“Global Partners” or “the Partnership”) today announced that it has acquired a terminal in Boston Harbor from Global Petroleum Corp. (“GPC”), a privately held affiliated company, for total consideration of $23.65 million, subject to customary post-closing adjustments. The facility, which has been leased to the Partnership by GPC for many years, has storage capacity of 2.1 million barrels of refined petroleum products, including heating oil, gasoline, distillates, diesel, kerosene and blendstocks. The Partnership is financing the transaction with available capacity under its revolving credit facility.

“This acquisition is a great opportunity to expand our portfolio of owned and operated terminals,” said Chief Operating Officer Mark Romaine. “This facility has been and will remain an integral part of the Global Partners infrastructure. The terminal enables us to continue to serve our marketing and throughput volumes in the region. We expect this transaction to be accretive in the first full year of operations.”

The terms of the transaction were unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of Global GP LLC, based on the unanimous approval and recommendation of the Board's conflicts committee, which is composed entirely of independent directors.

About Global Partners LP
A publicly traded master limited partnership, Global is a midstream logistics and marketing company that owns, controls or has access to one of the largest terminal networks of petroleum products and renewable fuels in the Northeast. Global also is one of the largest distributors of gasoline, distillates, residual oil and renewable fuels to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers in New England and New York. The Partnership is a leader in the transportation of crude oil and other products by rail across its “virtual pipeline” from the mid-continental U.S. and Canada to the East and West Coasts for distribution to refiners and others. With nearly 1,500 locations, primarily in the Northeast, Global also is one of the largest independent owners, suppliers and operators of gasoline stations and convenience stores. Global is No. 146 in the Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations. For additional information, visit www.globalp.com.

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