---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-21-047645"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAPL"
cik: "0001538849"
company_name: "CrossAmerica Partners LP"
filed_at: "2021-09-13T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T04:11:01.716396+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CrossAmerica appoints Sheaffer as Principal Accounting Officer; Topper Trust adopts 10b5-1 plan to buy up to 175k units

## Summary
- David Sheaffer appointed Principal Accounting Officer; Jonathan Benfield becomes Retail CFO.
- Patricia Dunne Topper Trust adopts 10b5-1 plan to purchase up to 175,000 common units, starting no earlier than Oct 10, 2021 through Dec 31, 2022.
- Topper Trust and affiliates currently hold 14,544,363 units (38.4% of outstanding).
- Plan supplements existing Dunne Manning plan (300,000 units expiring Dec 31, 2021); purchases subject to Rule 10b-18 conditions.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-21-047645
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAPL
- cik: 0001538849
- company_name: CrossAmerica Partners LP
- filed_at: 2021-09-13T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459021047645/0001564590-21-047645-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459021047645/capl-8k_20210910.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001564590-21-047645.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  David Sheaffer was appointed as Principal Accounting Officer at CrossAmerica Partners LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Principal Accounting Officer
  source text: appointed David Sheaffer as Principal Accounting Officer of the General Partner.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459021047645/0001564590-21-047645-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jonathan E. Benfield was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of CrossAmerica's Retail division at CrossAmerica Partners LP.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Financial Officer of CrossAmerica's Retail division
  source text: whom the Board appointed as Chief Financial Officer of CrossAmerica’s Retail division, effective as of September 10, 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538849/000156459021047645/0001564590-21-047645-index.htm

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