Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/23/2020

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARKO Corp. [ARKO]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O MHD MANAGEMENT CO., 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	__X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

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 Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Common Stock)	24,739,671	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrants (right to buy)	01/22/2021	⁽⁵⁾	Common Stock	533,333	$ 11.5	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DAVIDSON KEMPNER PARTNERS C/O MHD MANAGEMENT CO. 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
DAVIDSON KEMPNER INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P. C/O DAVIDSON KEMPNER ADVISERS INC. 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
DAVIDSON KEMPNER INTERNATIONAL, LTD. VISTRA (BVI) LTD, VISTRA CORP SVCS CTR WICKHAMS CAY II, ROAD TOWN TORTOLA, D8 VG1110		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, NY 10022		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, NY 10022		X
DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 520 MADISON AVENUE 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		X
YOSELOFF ANTHONY ALEXANDER DAVIDSON KEMPNER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 520 MADISON AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022		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		12/23/2020
^**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		12/23/2020
^**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		12/23/2020
^**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		12/23/2020
^**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		12/23/2020
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, By: Anthony A. Yoseloff, its Executive Managing Member		12/23/2020
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Anthony A. Yoseloff		12/23/2020
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ GPM Owner LLC, by: Avram Z. Friedman, its Managing Member		12/23/2020
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(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 and DKLTDI II 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, Avram Z. Friedman, 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 DKLDO 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 an 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.
(5)	5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the earlier to occur of: (x) December 22, 2025, (y) the liquidation of the Company, or (z) the Redemption Date (as defined in the Warrant Agreement pursuant to which the warrants were issued).

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