Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 23, 2022, Global Partner Acquisition Corp II ("Global Partner") filed a definitive proxy statement (the "Extension Proxy Statement") for an extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders to be held on January 11, 2023 to consider and act upon a proposal to extend the date (the "Termination Date") by which Global Partner must complete an initial business combination to April 14, 2023 (the "Articles Extension Date") and to allow Global Partner, without the need for another shareholder vote, to elect to extend the Termination Date to consummate a business combination on a monthly basis, for up to nine times, by an additional one month each time, after the Articles Extension Date, by resolution of Global Partner's board of directors, if requested by Global Partner Sponsor II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The Extension Proxy Statement was mailed to Global Partner shareholders of record as of December 16, 2022. Shareholders may obtain a copy of the Extension Proxy Statement at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).

As set forth in the Extension Proxy Statement, the deadline by which Global Partner public shareholders had to complete the procedures for electing to redeem their Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Ordinary Shares"), was 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on January 9, 2023 ("Redemption Deadline"). The initial number of Ordinary Shares tendered for redemption prior to the Redemption Deadline was 26,742,915. The deadline for shareholders to withdraw previously submitted redemption requests is Wednesday, January 11, 2023, prior to 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, subject to approval by the board of directors of Global Partner.

Shareholders may make such request by contacting our transfer agent, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, at One State Street, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10004, Attn: Mark Zimkind (e-mail:mzimkind@continentalstock.com).


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