Global Partners Enters Into New Four-Year, $950 Million Credit Agreement

May 18, 2010

WALTHAM, Mass., May 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) ("the Partnership"), one of the largest wholesale distributors of gasoline, distillates and residual oil in the New England states and New York, today announced that it has entered into a four-year, $950 million senior secured credit facility with an expanded bank group. The agreement increases by $100 million the total commitments available under the Partnership's previous credit facility, which had been scheduled to mature in April 2011.

The new agreement consists of an $800 million revolving credit facility to be used for working capital purposes and a $150 million revolving credit facility to be used for acquisitions and general corporate purposes. The agreement, which matures in May 2014, contains an accordion feature that enables the credit facility to be increased by up to $200 million to $1.15 billion.

"This agreement reflects strong support from our 21-member bank group, providing Global Partners with access to additional capital and the financial flexibility to execute our growth strategy," said Thomas Hollister, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Global Partners.

The Partnership plans to use a portion of the acquisition facility to finance its purchase from Warex Terminals Corporation of three gasoline and distillate terminals in Newburgh, NY. The $47.5 million acquisition is expected to close by early in the third quarter of this year.

Banc of America Securities LLC and JP Morgan Securities Inc. served as joint lead arrangers and joint book managers. Lenders in the syndicate are: Bank of America, N.A., which served as administrative agent; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., which served as syndication agent; Société Générale, Standard Chartered Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and RBS Citizens, National Association, which served as co-documentation agents; and BNP Paribas; Rabobank Nederland, New York Branch; Sovereign Bank; Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank; KeyBank National Association; Toronto Dominion (New York) LLC; RZB Finance LLC; Royal Bank of Canada; Raymond James Bank, FSB; Barclays Bank Plc; Webster Bank National Association; Natixis, New York Branch; DZ BANK AG; Branch Banking & Trust Company; and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, which served as the other lenders.

About Global Partners LP

Global Partners LP, a publicly traded master limited partnership based in Waltham, Massachusetts, owns, controls or has access to one of the largest terminal networks of refined petroleum products in the Northeast. The Partnership is one of the largest wholesale distributors of gasoline, distillates (such as home heating oil, diesel and kerosene) and residual oil to wholesalers, retailers and commercial customers in the New England states and New York. Global Partners LP, a FORTUNE 500(R) company, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "GLP." For additional information, please visit www.globalp.com.

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SOURCE: Global Partners LP

Global Partners LP
Thomas J. Hollister, 781-894-8800
Chief Operating Officer and
Chief Financial Officer
or
Edward J. Faneuil, 781-894-8800
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary