WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 31, 2016--
Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) today announced an agreement with a
premier institutional real estate investor for the sale and leaseback of
33 gasoline stations and convenience stores for approximately $67
million. As part of the agreement, the retail sites, which are located
throughout New England, will be sold to the buyer and leased to Global
Partners or its subsidiaries for a period of 15 years with 20 years of
contractual extension options. The transaction, which is subject to
customary due diligence, is expected to close no later than early
third-quarter 2016.
Eric Slifka, president and CEO of Global Partners, said, “Consistent
with our objective of providing additional liquidity for the
Partnership, we expect to use the material proceeds generated from this
transaction to reduce debt and provide financial flexibility to reinvest
in and expand our businesses. This sale leaseback is part of a strategy
we shared with investors earlier this year to optimize our assets, in
this instance unlocking the value in some of our fee-owned real estate
and productively deploying the capital.”
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 engaged in the transportation of crude oil and
other products by rail from the mid-continental U.S. and Canada to the
East and West Coasts for distribution to refiners and others. With
approximately 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. 180 in the
Fortune 500 list of America’s largest corporations. For additional
information, visit www.globalp.com.
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Daphne H. Foster, 781-894-8800
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Financial Officer
or
Edward J. Faneuil, 781-894-8800
Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary