Sec Form 4 Filing - DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS @ ARKO Corp. - 2021-09-07

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARKO Corp. [ ARKO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O MHD MANAGEMENT CO., 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/07/2021 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") 09/07/2021 S 377,743 D $ 10.72 24,361,928 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 09/08/2021 S 109,534 D $ 10.43 24,252,394 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 09/08/2021 S 124,249 D $ 10.32 24,128,145 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 09/09/2021 S 103,215 D $ 10.28 24,024,930 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 ) Common Stock 09/09/2021 S 885,259 D $ 9.87 23,139,671 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) ( 4 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS C/O MHD MANAGEMENT CO. 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. C/O DAVIDSON KEMPNER ADVISERS INC. 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. VISTRA (BVI) LTD, VISTRA CORP SVCS CTR WICKHAMS CAY II, ROAD TOWN TORTOLA, D8VG1110 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER LONG-TERM DISTRESSED OPPORTUNITIES FUND II LP DK LONG-TERM DISTRESSED OPPS GP II LLC 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER LONG-TERM DISTRESSED OPPORTUNTIES INTERNATIONAL MASTER FUND II LP DK LONG-TERM DISTRESSED OPPS GP II LLC 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 520 MADISON AVENUE 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X YOSELOFF ANTHONY ALEXANDER DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X GPM OWNER LLC 520 MADISON AVENUE 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY10022 X Signatures /s/ Davidson Kempner Partners, By: MHD Management Co., its general partner, By: MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., its general partner, By: Anthony A. Yoseloff, its Executive Managing Member 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., By Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., its general partner, By: Anthony A. Yoseloff, its Director 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., By: Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, its investment manager, By: Anthony A. Yoseloff, its Executive Managing Member 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities Fund II LP, By: Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities GP II LLC, its general partner, By: Anthony A. Yoseloff, its Executive Managing Member 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities International Master Fund II LP, By: Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities GP II LLC, its general partner, By: Anthony A. Yoseloff, its Executive Managing Member 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, By: Anthony A. Yoseloff, its Executive Managing Member 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ Anthony A. Yoseloff 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date /s/ GPM Owner LLC, by: Avram Z. Friedman, its Managing Member 09/09/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The securities reported on this line are held directly by: (i) Davidson Kempner Partners, a New York limited partnership ("DKP"), (ii) Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("DKIP"), (iii) Davidson Kempner International, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands business company ("DKIL"), (iv) Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities Fund II LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("DKLTDO II"), (v) Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities International Master Fund II LP, a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("DKLTDI II") and (vi) GPM Owner LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GPM Owner"). ( 2 )MHD Management Co., a New York limited partnership ("MHD"), is the general partner of DKP and MHD Management Co. GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company is the general partner of MHD. Davidson Kempner Advisers Inc., a New York corporation, is the general partner of DKIP. Davidson Kempner Long-Term Distressed Opportunities GP II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKLTDO II and DKLTDI II. ( 3 )Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, a Delaware limited partnership and a registered investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("DKCM") acts as investment manager to DKP, DKIP, DKIL, DKLTDO II, DKLTDI II and GPM Owner either directly or by virtue of a subadvisory agreement with the investment manager of the relevant fund. DKCM GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the general partner of DKCM. The managing members of DKCM are Anthony A. Yoseloff, Eric P. Epstein, Conor Bastable, Shulamit Leviant, Morgan P. Blackwell, Patrick W. Dennis, Gabriel T. Schwartz, Zachary Z. Altschuler, Joshua D. Morris and Suzanne K. Gibbons. Anthony A. Yoseloff, through DKCM, is responsible for the voting and investment decisions relating to the securities held by DKP, DKIP, DKIL, DKLTDO II, DKLTDI II and GPM Owner reported herein. The managing members of GPM Owner are Avram Z. Friedman and Shulamit Leviant. ( 4 )The filing of this statement shall not be deemed a n admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of the securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise. Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein.

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