offering price for the units was determined by negotiations between us and the reprtwentative. The determination of our per unit offering price was more arbitrary than would typically be the case if we were an operating company. Among the factors considered in determining initial public offering price were the higory and prospects of companies whose principal business is the acquisition of other companies, prior offerings of those companies, our management, our capital structure, and currently prevailing general conditions in equity securities markets, including current market valuations of publicly traded companies considered comparable to our company. We cannot assure you. however, that the price at which the units, common stock or warrants will sell in the public market after this offering will not be lower than the initial public offering price or that an active trading market in our units, common stock or warrants will develop and continue after this offering. We expect our units to be listed on NASDAQ under the symbol "GPACU" and, once the common stock and warrants begin separate trading, to have our common stock and warrants listed on NASDAQ under the symbols "GPAC" and "GPACW". respectively. The following table shows the underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering. These amounts arc shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters' over-allotment option. Paid by Global Partner Acquisition corp. No Exercise Full Exercise Per Unit (I) Total (I) (I) $ 0.60 $ 0.60 8.100,000 $ 9.315.000 Includes $0.30 per unit. or approximately 54.050.000 (or 57.657.500 if the ova-allotmait option is exercised in full) in the aggregate payabk to the undenwiters for deferred underwriting commissions to be placed in a trust account located in the United States as described herein. The deferred commissions will be released to the underwriters only on completion of an